The Ultimate Tool for Web 2.0 Online Designers

- Play with sliders and color pickers, untill you obtain a super-cool stripe tile
- Press “Download” to save your creation
- Edit your css adding this line to the element you want to stripe:


This is a rating bar script done with PHP and mySQL that allows users to rate things like can be done on Netflix or Amazon, all web 2.0-like with no page refresh. It is a major improvement on the previous version because it is now unobtrusive, meaning that if Javascript is off it will still work (although the page will refresh). You can also set the number of rating units you want to use (i.e. 4 stars, 5 stars, or 10 stars) on a rater to rater basis (see samples below or read the docs)
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Every now and then, I keep hearing people discussing the power of AJAX. First, let me explain in brief for those who don’t know about this technique:
What does AJAX stand for is Asynchronous Javascript And XML. This technique is being used frequently by WEB 2.0 designers to make cross browser website; the client can submit information without refreshing the whole page. But, is it really asynchronous?
Blenderart Magazine is preparing for their 9th issue and they are looking for content. Sandra Gilbert sent in the following call for content: