Masuga Design, LLC

I just added a new section to the site called "The Lab" where my feeble attemps at PHP scripting and Wordpress plugins will be found. Right now the main (read: only) thing there is an updated Star Rating script. It's much improved over the original. You'll love it.

Here are some of the new features in v1.1:

• Uses unobtrusive Javascript, so ratings will still work if the user has Javascript off (the script has been tested in IE 6, Safari, and FF).
• keeps Javascript out of the HTML, resulting in cleaner markup
• There are now some checks in place to discourage monkey-business, like negative numbers, or funky IP's
• IP lockout is now in the script
• You can now specify the number of units! If you want 5 stars, just add a 5, otherwise the script defaults to 10.
  Examples:
  • <?php rating_bar('2',5); ?>
    Outputs a 5-star rating, with an id of 2.
  • <?php rating_bar('3b',8); ?>
    Outputs an 8-star rating, with an id of 3b.
  • <?php rating_bar('66'); ?>
    Outputs a standard 10-star rating, with an id of 66.
• Enter database info in one place rather than three places
• This script only uses ONE small image
• Better installation documentation

So for now, just skip visiting The Lab's (mostly barren) main page and jump right to the star-rating goods right here »