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In many cases the group for four-icons and the string of stars that allow visitors to see how a given media element has been rated by visitors is not wanted by the client. Hence, it would be good if this feature could simply be turned OFF with a check-box. Without this ability in a GUI, it is necessary to edit lots of template files and to have a system in place to restore these changes after a module update.
I think it's already in the GUI, just hiding in plain sight.
Go to Manage / Basic / Comments (hiding in there). In Comments, look in the Settings Tab to Enable / Disable Ratings.
As an alternative, update your LiveContent table and set EnableRating=0
Thanks Eric. Will mark this as completed.
I am aware of the UI settings in the Comments tab. However, these settings are sometimes ignored, for example in the case of a page whose URL contains parameters such as
http://localhost:8000/immobilien/angebote?LCmid=5980&filter-categoryid=16&filter-category=frutigen
On the above page, the “LiveContent - General Category” module displays the rating icons despite the fact that in Manage settings we see Enable Rating = NO, Comments = Disabled. To confirm, I checked the state of EnableRating in the LiveContent table of the database for modID=5980. As expected it is set to False. Hence, a direct change to the database is not a solution.
Bottom line: The problem remains.
Daniel, I like your suggestion but it requires us to update all themes to support the UI switch. I'll keep this open for community input.