RadioBOSS Song Ratings v1.0.1 – WordPress & Standalone

[Radio-Albena]

RadioBOSS Song Ratings is a neutral, self-hosted rating system that lets listeners rate the song currently playing.

It is player-independent. You do not have to remove or replace your existing web player.

Three integration options

1. Keep your existing player and place the rating widget directly below it.
2. Open the rating page separately, for example in a second browser tab.
3. Use the included configurable player with stream controls, metadata and rating buttons.

Two editions are included

• WordPress plugin with setup wizard and shortcodes
• Standalone Edition for PHP websites without WordPress

Main features

• Dislike, It's okay and Love it ratings
• One changeable rating per browser visitor and song
• Current artist, title and cover from a Now Playing API
• Compatible with AzuraCast and simple JSON metadata APIs
• Support for up to four stations
• Optional neutral player with configurable colors, logo, size and layout
• Protected ratings dashboard
• Setup wizard for both editions
• Compatible with Radio Music Analytics
• No listener account, name or email address required

Database

MySQL or MariaDB is required, but a separate database is not necessary.

The Standalone setup wizard can use an existing database, detect a compatible Song Ratings table and reuse it. If no suitable table exists, the required table is created automatically.

The WordPress plugin automatically creates its table inside the existing WordPress database.

Recommended installation

The easiest solution is to keep your current radio player and place the Song Ratings widget directly below it. The widget independently reads the current song from the configured Now Playing API.

Alternatively, the player can stay open in one browser tab while the separate rating page is opened in another tab.

WordPress installation

1. Download the WordPress ZIP.
2. Open Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
3. Install and activate RadioBOSS Song Ratings.
4. Start the setup wizard.
5. Configure the station and Now Playing API.
6. Copy one of the displayed shortcodes to a page.

Standalone installation

1. Download and unpack the Standalone ZIP.
2. Upload the complete folder to PHP-enabled web hosting.
3. Open the /setup/ directory in a browser.
4. Complete the server, database, station and design steps.
5. Copy the generated embed code from the administration page.

GitHub project

https://github.com/mixnetwork1959/RadioBOSS-Song-Ratings

Release v1.0.1

https://github.com/mixnetwork1959/RadioBOSS-Song-Ratings/releases/tag/v1.0.1

WordPress download

https://github.com/mixnetwork1959/R...load/v1.0.1/RadioBOSS-Song-Ratings-v1.0.1.zip

Standalone download

https://github.com/mixnetwork1959/R.../RadioBOSS-Song-Ratings-Standalone-v1.0.1.zip

Requirements: PHP 8.0 or newer and MySQL/MariaDB. WordPress 6.0 or newer is required for the plugin edition.

RadioBOSS Song Ratings is an unofficial community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by DJSoft.