Extended Ratings
The “Extended ratings" add-on allows you to extend the default CS-Cart/Multi-Vendor “Comments and Reviews” add-on, by adding more functionalities to the product ratings, store ratings, as well as Vendor ratings (for Multi-vendor users). It adds functionalities like average ratings calculation, rating charts, as well the ability to select to view with a certain rating points only.
The functionalities of “Extended ratings addon” come out-of-the-box. So you do not have to configure anything, all you need is to simply install the add-on as indicated under section “Installing add-ons”
“Extended ratings” add-on functionalities on Product Page
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1 - When you hover the product ratings on the product page, a dropdown will expand with a chart indicating with a nice effect the number of ratings per each rating points, so you may clearly have a quick view on customer feedback given to the respective product. Also, the dropdown window will indicate the product average rating out of the maximum rating points
2 - Under the “Reviews” tab on the Product Page you will find the “Average Star Rating“ from the total number of reviews provided by customers to the respective product
3 - The same chart as on point 1 may be seen under the “Reviews” tab as well. This time, the chart is nicely colored, so you may better visualize the product rating levels
4 - Probably the nicest part of the “Extended ratings addon” add-on is that under the reviews tab you have the ability to select and see the reviews with certain rating points only. For example, you may choose to see reviews with 5 Star ratings only
5 - Sort the reviews in accordance to several options. Choose the desired one drom the dropdown
6 - Click the “With photo” button to display only the reviews where customers uploaded photos of the product ther reviewed product. Clicking the “With photo” button again, will show back all reviews (with and without phonos)
7 - Click on the “Verified purchase” button to display only the reviews from customers who purchased the reviewed product. Clicking the “Verified purchase” button again, will show back all reviews (from all customers regardless of whether they purchased or not)
“Extended ratings” add-on functionalities on Vendor store (for Multi-Vendor users only)
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1 - Under the store/marketplace “Testimonials” page you will find the “Average Star Rating“ from the total number of reviews provided by customers to the store/marketplace
2 - Like on the Product Page, the same nicely colored rating chart may be seen on the “Testimonials” page as well. This chart indicates the number of ratings per each rating points so you may better visualize the store/marketplace ratings provided by customers
3 - Probably the nicest part of the “Extended ratings addon” add-on is that under the “Testimonials” page you have the ability to select and see the reviews with certain rating points only. For example, you may choose to see reviews with 5 Star ratings only.
“Extended ratings addon” add-on functionalities on Store Testimonials Page
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1 - Under the Vendor Store “Reviews” page you will find the “Average Star Rating“ from the total number of reviews provided by customers who bought from the respective Vendor Store
2 - Like on the Product Page and Testimonials page, the same nicely colored rating chart may be seen on the Vendor Store “Reviews” page as well. This chart indicates the number of ratings per each rating points so you may better visualize the ratings provided by customers to the Vendor Store
3 - Probably the nicest part of the “Extended ratings addon”add-on is that under the Vendor Store “Reviews” page you have the ability to select and see the reviews with certain rating points only. For example, you may choose to see reviews with 5 Star ratings only.