In this tutorial, we'll be creating a rating system using Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js.
Rating systems are a way to rate content on a website or app. They are used to help users make informed decisions about the content they are viewing. Rating systems can be used for anything from movies and books to products and services.
Uses cases:
This is the structure of the project:
Understanding the code:
x-data="{ rating: -1 }"
: This is the data that will be used to store the rating.<template x-for="(star, index) in [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]" :key="index">
: This is the loop that will display the stars.:class="{ 'text-orange-500': index <= rating, 'text-gray-400': index > rating }"
: This is the event listener that will update the rating when a star is clicked.<span x-text="(rating === -1) ? '0 stars' : rating + 1 + ' stars'" class="text-gray-500"></span>
: This is the display of the current rating.Classes are removed for brevity, but I'll keep those classes relveant to the tutorial.
<div
x-data="{ rating: -1 }">
<!-- Display Stars -->
<div >
<template x-for="(star, index) in [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]" :key="index">
<svg
[@click](/click)="rating = (rating === index) ? -1 : index"
:class="{ 'text-orange-500': index <= rating, 'text-gray-400': index > rating }">
<!-- SVG Path goes here-->
</svg>
</template>
</div>
<!-- Display Current Rating -->
<div class="mt-2">
<span
x-text="(rating === -1) ? '0 stars' : rating + 1 + ' stars'"
class="text-gray-500"
></span>
</div>
</div>
This is a simple rating system that can be used for any type of content, such as movies, books, products, or services. The code is easy to understand and the structure is clear. The use of Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js makes it easy to style the rating system and add interactivity.
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a great day!
Looking forward to implement it on socialstats
cool!
A very interesting post. Thank you for sharing!
thanks
Thanks for the clear tutorial with code snippets @Michael_Andreuzza! Do you have any experience with tools that can handle the user data from these forms? (if I don't want to/can code that part of the backend myself)
Hey Bram, I don't do backend sorry :-)
<template x-for="(star, index) in [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]" :key="index"> : This is the loop that will display the stars.