Need simple "Like" button instead of Stars site-wide

I want to replace the Stars rating with a simple "Like" button site-wide.  I'm not referring to the current "Facebook Like" mod, but the same Like button system as can be found in the recently redesigned Forum.  Certainly, at least someone from Boonex would know how to do this.

An old post from October 2010 mentioned a member who had apparently done this and posted a mod, but that link is broken and the member, perhaps no longer active, has not replied to a PM.  This is the original Unity post, which indicated his approach:

http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/topic/Replace-star-rating-with-likes-.htm

PLEASE HELP.  Stars rating for my business site is not appropriate as it may draw negative attention to a member's well-intentioned activities, and a Like button is a much friendlier way to show approval.  I'm sure there are other sites that would prefer this as an option.

No, your Like button is a Facebook Like (Facebook "Like" instead of "Stars" Rating UPDATED x2 ) button which the OP wanted to avoid. He wants the 'thumbs up' type command as in these forums, or the http://www.boonex.com/unity/extensions/entry/Change_Stars_Rating_To_Like_Button mod which no longer is active in Market.

[EDIT] make backup copy of all files you change first!!

maybe something like this?

the new "send" button allows you to send the page to your facebook contacts directly as a message as well! very nice addition.

If your like button is already installed simply add this to the script line.. send="true"

example to insert into "templates/base/_sub_header.html" at line 29. If your using a template other than UNI you will have to navigate to that template folder and change the same file

<div class="sys_ml" align="center" style="width:_main_div_width__;">
<script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like send="true" width="700" show_faces="true" font=""></fb:like>
</div>

should look some thing like this

__top_menu_breadcrumb__
<bx_injection:injection_breadcrumb_after />
<div class="clear_both">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="sys_ml" align="center" style="width:_main_div_width__;">
<script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like send="true" width="700" show_faces="true" font=""></fb:like>
</div></div>

@ Adminmysite:  I am familiar with your mod, and have inserted it in a number of places.  Very nice.  But as JoeWa noted, I am looking for a mod to replace the existing Stars system with a Like button site-wide for members' use as a barometer of positive opinion, same as the one currently in the Forum.  I would use your Facebook like in addition to this for those items such as Sounds, Photos, and Videos where Facebook sharing makes sense.

Boonex has seen the validity of a Like "Thumbs Up" system in the Forum rather than the Positive/Negative system they used to have.  The current Stars system allows for the negative option simply in a member rating One or Two out of Five stars.  This can then lead to retaliation, as Boonex found with its old system.  This may help social sites to grow, since negativity attracts attention, but it is not necessarily appropriate in a business context.  I come from the business point of view that if you can't say something positive about someone, say nothing.  You never want to burn any bridges!

@ newton27: Thanks for your input, but it wouldn't work for me since it also is a Facebook like option and doesn't replace the Stars system.

What I am looking for is someone who knows where the "Rate" function is defined and how to change it to show a "Thumbs Up" and total likes (see any Unity post) instead of "Five Stars" and the Stars average.

For instance, on the item view page, where someone can enter a Stars value, it occurs as this code:

<div class="fileUnitInfo" style="width:__width_ext__px;">
    <div class="fileUnitInfoRate">
        __rate__
    </div>
    <div class="fileUnitInfoCounts">

On the item brouse pages, where someone can see the average Stars rating,  it occurs as:

<div class="sys_file_search_header">
  <div class="sys_file_search_rate">{rate}</div>
  <div class="sys_file_search_size">{size}</div>
  <div class="clear_both"></div>

Unity member micliz had apparently figured out a workaround to do this, but his solution is no longer available.

i'm looking for something similar also.

i don't want a facebook like, just a rating system that allows people to give the thumbs up, but not the thumbs down.

i think the star rating system is very outdated. makes the site look cheesy. i'm not aware of many social networking sites that even use it anymore. most simply have a like system.

are we going to see something like this anytime soon?

clearly boonex thought it a good idea, as theyve implemented it here in the forum...

Looking for this feature too...anyone know how to do this?

(Like button) Votes number : x

Thx,

S.C

I agree, this would be a GREAT option!

you will get it in 2028 with the release of dolphin 8 lol.....

Also agree... would like to see a positive-only thumbs-up feature.

124c41plus, do you found a solution?

See http://www.boonex.com/m/likes

 If you are talking about the facebook like instead of stars rating mod at

http://www.boonex.com/m/Facebook_Like_instead_of_Stars_Rating

It doesn't specify whether it is compatible with dolphin 7.1.4. I would like to use it, but is it compatible? Thank you.