Here's a link to their integration guide: "Integrate JLex Review into other component" ...

http://jlexart.com/tutorials/jlex-review-tutorial/item/25-integrate-jlex-review-into-other-components

Thanks,

Dale.

New comments adapter? Or rating type?

To me, it seems that it's more appropriate for it to be be a "comments adapter" - because it fulfills the role of both ratings and comments.

If it was just a rating type then there's not much more to be gained from using it.

Thanks,

Dale.

Hi,

I would probably like to add here that they don't seem to be reponsive quickly for supprt - http://jlexart.com/discussions

Thanks,

Dale.

Hi,

I'm actually undecided between this rating/comment system and Komento's rating/comment system as to which to go for - it's a close run thing, but the support responsiveness for Komento is amazing.

Dale.

sorry maybe i'm wrong but komento has not rich snippets ?

It doesn't no, not at the moment.

I really feel the need to gather together all the comments providers and make a tabular list of current features - but I don't have time. :-(

Dale.

Found it yesterday and it looks promising. I just miss multi rating option (I have not seen it). With multi rating it would be something like JReviews. And with custom fields would be something I need:). Ah, maybe MintJoomla will concider something like this for Cobalt :)

i hope too

Me too!

I just can't seem to find anything that does all of what I want ... my best guess so far is that Komento will be my best choice, but only if the rating values for records can be applied to sorting of records in sections.

Dale.

i currenlty use Komento, it is nice but very limited for a rating system

Hi,

I am re-doing an old website that had multiple ratings for 5 categories for businesses in the hospitality sector.

I had lots of problems with people rating the places low for some of the facilities that they didn't actually provide.

Places were marked poorly, say for 'food', when they didn't serve any - users didn't just leave the rating for this as unknown. I don't believe that any place should be marked down for something they don't provide ... and all this skewed the overall total rating.

I'm going to try a simple overall rating for the new site and see how it goes.

Dale.

currenlty yes simple overall rating is nice, but i think for cobalt 9 sergey will do something nice with review system

Yes, this is one of my big concerns. :-)

If I use something other than the standard rating system now and get data, if I decide I like the new system better (if one appears) - will transferring the data over be a nightmare?

I have really tried very hard to use standard Cobalt stuff so far, due to Cobalt 9 being on the horizon, but ratings/reviews are something I cannot skimp on.

So, do I wait for 9 or continue as I am? I know that 9 will not be released 'any time soon', and well, I need to get things going - I'm just very wary of creating headaches for myself later on in a number of areas, not just review and ratings.

Dale.

maybe a developper could be create a nice integration, we need to find a nice plugin or component and ask a feature request

The chaps at stackideas are quite cool - I wanted a hack on Kommento and they created if for me within a few days - no charge (apart from what I paid for it initially).

I think that the 2-way integrations are a problem ... e.g. Adding a new a comment system like komento into Cobalt works really really well ... but the features on offer from Komento dont integrate too well into exisiting feature of Cobalt ... reviews and ratings are a good example I think.

Dale.

Integration is done.

Sergey Integration is done.

+1

(although, I guess... I am not going to use 3rd-party stuff for rating/review with Cobalt. BTW, I would still prefer a separate Rating field plus filter support ;) )

(although, I guess... I am not going to use 3rd-party stuff for rating/review with Cobalt. BTW, I would still prefer a separate Rating field plus filter support ;) )

+1 for that too, would be better that cobalt has its own pro rating system, this would make cobalt rock! from what i see jlex does not have multirating criteria support. At last in Cobalt 9 if in 8 it`s not yet possible.

Rgds

Response from JLex regarding multirating:

Unfortunately, the version currently is not support this feature. But, we are developing JLex Review 2 with more feature, include multiple rating. We will send mail to you when latest version are ready :)

But yes, upgraded Cobalt rating would be a blast.