# Up Voting

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007 "2021-01-11T12:14:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ian\_Wells](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ian_wells/32/9880_2.png) [@Ian\_Wells](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ian_Wells)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007/1 "2021-01-11T12:14:46Z")

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On the lookout for a glide solution to creating an up voting app. The idea being that the community can post ideas then once moderated and selected for voting members of the community can “up vote” the idea. Moderation follows after a period to time where the idea is either move to “in progress” or “archived”.  
Thanks if there are any ideas if this can be done through Glide?

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007/2 "2021-01-11T12:52:19Z")

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> [@Up voting button](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting-button/20976):
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> Hi everyone, I have been working on my new app, and wanted to add a voting system button like the one from Product Hunt: I have seen some videos about a review system with star (ie [Glide: Create your own 5-Star (or whatever) Rating Component - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7TEF5z5t7U&feature=youtu.be)) but I want to implement something simpler which let users (logged in) vote by clinking on a simple button. The app will show the number of vote within this same button. I have search among the last c…

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**Author:** ![Manan\_Mehta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manan_mehta/32/13957_2.png) [@Manan\_Mehta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manan_Mehta)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007/3 "2021-01-11T13:53:09Z")

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You will need to use this in order to allow 1 upvote per user.

> [@Rollup Likes](https://community.glideapps.com/t/rollup-likes/18376):
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> Rollup likes using actions while limiting to one like per user. The action is configured as shown where the Like Counter is the actual counter and the “Liked By” Column is a user specific column where I am incrementing the user’s ID from their profile (It’s a basic number assigned to each user using a formula like =arrayforumla(row(A2:A)) I use this user-specific column to define the visibility of the button outside so that one user cannot like a post twice. [image]

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting/21007/4 "2021-01-11T13:53:30Z")

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I’m in the process of creating this template…stay tuned!

> [@Up voting button](https://community.glideapps.com/t/up-voting-button/20976/5):
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> Something like this?
