Beer Ratings

FAQ

Do I need a RateBeer API key to use this plugin?

Yes. You must have a RateBeer API key to use this plugin.

How do I get a RateBeer API Key?

Visit http://www.ratebeer.com/json/ratebeer-api.asp and follow the instructions on the page. The plugin author cannot assist you with the API key request process.

How do I show brewer information?

The code below will show information about Stone Brewing Company (brewer ID of 76).

[beerratings-brewer id=’76’]

How do I show all beers from a specific brewer?

The code below will show all of the beers by the Stone Brewing Company (brewer ID of 76).

[beerratings-beer-brewer id=’76’]

How do I show place information?

The code below will show information about SStone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens (place ID of 7319).

[beerratings-place id=’7319′]

How do I show beers available at a specific place?

The code below will show all available beers at the Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens (place ID of 7319).

[beerratings-beer-place id=’7319′]

How do I show the top 25 IPA beers?

The code below will show the top 25 beers by style. The Imperial Pale Ale style identifier is 17.

[beerratings-beer-style id=’17’]

How do I show beer reviews for a specific beer?

The code below will show the first 10 reviews (page 1) for Alchemist’s Heady Topper (beer ID of 32329).

[beerratings-beer-review id=’32329]

What else can I do?

Please read the detailed documentation provided on the plugin’s settings page.

How do I find all of these “ids”?

The IDs can be found in the RateBeer.com’s web site URLs. More detailed information is included in the plugin’s Settings page on the Help tab.

How do I customize the output/display?

Each tag, such as [beerratings-beer], has three settings on the Format/Layouts tab of the plugin settings page. These three settings are:

1. List Header – this HTML is prepended to the item display
2. List Item – this HTML is used for each item display
3. List Footer – this HTML is appended to the item display

This means that when the tag outputs HTML, the List Header will be output first. For example, you include HTML specific tags such as “<table><tr><th>Beer Name</th><th>Brewer Name</th><th>ABV</th></tr>”.

Next, the List Item will be used to loop through the returned records using the specific output fields and output conditions available for that tag. For example, “<tr><td>#_BEERNAME</td><td>#_BREWERNAME</td><td>{has_abv}#_ALCOHOL%{/has_abv}</td></tr>”. The example format will be output for each returned record. The condition state of {has_abv} means that the inner content will only be rendered if the beer has a non-empty/non-null value for the ABV value (#_ALCOHOL).

Finally, the List Footer will be output last. This is where you would close any <table> or <div> tags. Using the above examples, the footer could be as sample as “</table>”.