=== Rate my Post - WP Post Rating ===
Contributors: blazk
Tags: Rate Post, Rate Page, Star Rating, Post Feedback, Page Feedback, Responsive Star Rating, Lightweight Post Rating, Ajax Post Rating, Post Rating Analytics, Post Rating, Rich Snippet
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.0
Stable tag: 2.0.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Allows visitors to rate your posts/pages and send you private feedback about each post or page.

== Description ==

Rate my Post is a lightweight, responsive and free WordPress rating plugin which allows you to quickly and easily add rating widgets to your posts and pages. You can add rating widget to your posts and pages with a shortcode or automatically in plugin settings (every post/every page, below the content). The plugin also comes with results widget which can be added automatically, above the content of your posts, or manually with a shortcode.

The plugin also has an analytics section where you can see how many votes each post/page received and what is its average rating. It also allows you to change ratings from backend and supports structured data for rich snippets.

What sets Rate my Post apart from other WordPress rating plugins is its simplicity, performance and impact on engagement. It works with any page cache plugin and is probably the most customizable free WordPress rating plugin.

**Rating Widget Features:**

1. Choose between different types of rating widget: Stars, Thumbs and Hearts

2. Add rating widget to any page/post with shortcode: [ratemypost]

3. Add rating widget to all posts or pages with one click in settings

4. Option to show results above post/page content or add results manually with shortcode: [ratemypost-result]

5. Exclude ratings from certain pages and posts - such as About Us page etc.

6. All texts and colors can be easily changed in plugin settings

7. Option to add structured data for Rich Snippets to be displayed in search engines

8. Option to get email when a post is rated

9. Prevent double votes with cookies

10. Analytics section with data about votes, average ratings and feedbacks

11. Enables you to manipulate votes from backend

12. Option to hide average rating

13. Option to color the stars in rating widget with average rating

14. You can define what is a negative rating to use the feedback widget and social widget

**Feedback Widget Features:**

1. Optional feature - you can enable it or disable it

2. After negative vote (you define what is a negative vote), displays the feedback widget

3. Users who give you bad rating can help you improve your post

4. Feedback is not posted publicly - it is available only to you

5. Option to get an email if somebody leaves you feedback

**Social Widget Features:**

1. Optional feature - you can enable it or disable it

2. Shows "follow us on social media" after positive vote

3. You add URLs to your social media profiles in settings

**Why use Rate my Post?**

1. Increase engagement

2. Get feedback and improve posts/pages

3. Get more followers on social media

4. It's responsive, lightweight and simple to use

5. It's probably the most customizable free WordPress rating plugin

6. It uses AJAX and thus works super fast

7. It's compatible with caching plugins

8. It supports structured data for rich snippets

== Installation ==

1. Unzip the plugin file
2. Upload the folder `rate-my-post` and it's contents to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Click Rate my Post in the main menu or add the shortcode [ratemypost]


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Support? =
For support please use the support forum.
= Can you add an extra feature? =
Drop me a line in the support forum and we can discuss it.

== Screenshots ==

1. Ratings in posts/pages
2. After vote, if feedback is enabled
3. After vote, if social is enabled
4. Plugin Settings
5. Plugin Customization
6. Plugin Stats
7. Manipulate Votes

== Changelog ==

= 2.0.2 =
* Minor improvements 
* Bug fix: On some websites the rating widget did not show

= 2.0.1 =
* Bug fix: Plugin crashed on some server configurations

= 2.0.0 =
* Rewritten in OOP for easier scalability
* New feature: In addition to stars, supports thumbs and hearts
* New feature: Change stars, thumbs or hearts size
* New feature: Change stars, thumbs or hearts color
* New feature: Option to not show the results in rating widget
* New feature: Define what is negative and what is positive rating

= 1.1.6 =
* Bug fix: Option to color the stars in rating widget works only if results widget is enabled

= 1.1.5 =
* Option to color the stars in rating widget according to the post rating

= 1.1.4 =
* Structured data for rich snippets
* Results widget (shortcode or automatically before every post's content)
* Security improvements

= 1.1.3 =
* Compatibility with custom post types

= 1.1.2 =
* Does not allow to submit empty feedback
* Custom notice if the feedback is empty
* Allows you to reset ratings

= 1.1.1 =
* Fixed "division by zero" warning

= 1.1.0 =
* Customize section allows you to customize plugin to your liking (strings, font size, margin etc.)
* Exclude from feature allows you to exclude ratings from certain pages and posts
* Disable cookie feature
* Supports Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin
* Other minor improvements

= 1.0 =
* Initial release