This page gives users further information on the Multi-like feature. This feature allows configurators to set multiple "like" options rather than just a simple "Like" button.

For a simple "Like" feature, you can make use of the PluginLike

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• The idea behind multi-like is to be able to expand on the like functionality to allow users to provide more qualitative feedback to the system.
• Rather than just allowing users to like/unlike things, multi-like allows users to select from a preset set of values. Multi-like also allows admins to provide numeric values to those selected options to provide a score for individual selections.
• Multi-value can be used on any Tiki object (article, forum, blog, trackeritem, etc)

• Multi-like is not yet a mature feature and has its limitations. It works but hasn’t been refined as of yet.
• Visually, it still needs some work to make it look good. It can be templated over though in themes as well.
• It also has yet to be incorporated into the core Tiki templates for forums, articles, blogs, etc. The idea was to hold off on doing that until it’s matured and we see if this is a feature that the community will want built-in.

At this stage, Multi-like is not a particularly complicated feature but requires some knowledge of Smarty templates, Smarty functions, and how the Tiki file structure is set up to use properly.

Multi-like configuration requires accessing the “Community” Control Panel with the “Advanced” feature on. Look for the preference titled "Configuration for multilike". Note that every configuration must be separated by a blank line.

relation_prefix=tiki.multilike1
ids=a,b,c
values=1,3,5
labels=Good,Great,Excellent

relation_prefix=tiki.multilike2
ids=a,b,c
labels=Creative,Interesting,Factual
allow_multi=y

This would initialize two possible multi-like configurations that could be used (note the blank line between the two configurations; this is required).

• The first would be “radio button”-styled and would let users select from Good, Great, and Excellent
• The first would be checkbox-styled and would let users select from Creative, Interesting, and Factual

Until better permission handling is developed for Relations, tiki_p_post_comments will be used to check permissions.

Once multi-like is configured (see previous step), you may call it in a Smarty template using the "multilike" Smarty function. The parameters you must pass to this function are explained below:

In this case we want to set 2 multilike plugins, one for like and one for unlike, using different icons (added in Tiki19).
Note: sonce Tiki19 we upgrade to font Awesome 5 and there is still work to be complete about outlined icons

In the multilike parameters text area;

relation_prefix=tiki.multilike1
ids=a
values=1
labels=like
icon_selected=thumbs-up
icon_unselected=thumbs-o-up

relation_prefix=tiki.multilike2
ids=a
values=1
labels=don't like
icon_selected=thumbs-down
icon_unselected=thumbs-o-down

In a module;

{multilike relation_prefix="tiki.multilike1" type="wiki page" object=$page showOptionTotals='y' showLikes='n' choiceLabel=' '}
{multilike relation_prefix="tiki.multilike2" type="wiki page" object=$page showOptionTotals='y' showLikes='n' choiceLabel=' '}