Hi, I want to add dislike button on every comment. Is there any plugin or something about that? Can you help me guys? Thanks.

I definitely need a few more buttons along with a dislike button that has a similar functionalty to the like button. How would I go about adding one? Edit: or how do I tie it to badges like the like button is

@mcbuzz Have a look at the Retort plugin code.

I saw that, unfortunately the author said himself it’s not related to the like functionality at all, in terms of how user trust levels are determined by ratio of likes…

I’m surprised that nobody has pointed you to discussions about why dislike buttons are a disliked idea and why they will never be part of core Discourse. Maybe you’ll decide likewise given more information. [image] Supporting various vote types is something that is in core, exposing downvote fu…

I understand that the Discourse team is against adding dislike buttons, but I would just like someone to direct or give me instructions on how I would add it to my own forum (through a plugin I would make). I’m not trying to convince or disregard their opinion, but this is a something that our users…

I believe the easy way is to use the Retort plugin, and limit the reactions available to just your choice of dislike emoji. [image] Retort - a reaction-style plugin for Discourse plugin NB This has recently been given a new lease of life thanks to sponsorship of @Hifihedg…

Thanks @elijah , but this plugin has already been suggested two or 3 times and it’s not exactly what I’m looking for. I need those buttons because they need to tie into a reputation system at large. Basically this is becoming a huge disappointment in the software that I am unable to customize it how …

Sorry to point you at the Retort plugin again, but… it is open source! Feel free to take it, limit it to a dislike reaction and then tie these reactions into the trust level system as you see fit :slight_smile:

Ok I can try to do that. Now the only issue is how! :confounded:

If you want to swim in rapids upstream, asking for basic swimming lessons is only going to get you so far

How can I add "dislike" button?

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elijah (Eli the Bearded) May 11, 2017, 9:59pm 13

I believe the easy way is to use the Retort plugin, and limit the reactions available to just your choice of dislike emoji.

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How can I add "dislike" button?

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