# Confused - Like + Rating Components Don't Work?

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**Created:** [July 1, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/confused-like-rating-components-dont-work/11776 "2020-07-01T07:38:05Z")\
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The rating component, as of now, is best used inside a form. I haven’t used the like component but until we have rollup over user-specific columns, it won’t work the way I think you want it to work.

If you want to use a custom rating that you can have an average, see this video by Robert.

> [@How-To: Custom Rating Component](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-custom-rating-component/11286):
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> wave Hey all! I know Glide came out with their own Ratings component, but it doesn’t Roll up averages over user specific columns. I managed to come up with a custom-built solution that’s an improvement to a simple drop down menu of ratings. Here’s how: [[Glide: Create your own 5-Star (or whatever) Rating Component] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7TEF5z5t7U) If you’d like to play around with an example, visit my Experiments app and visit the Ratings tab:

Still you have to bring it inside a form.

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