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Helpful votes.

Install the complete review experience, choose an interface, and configure customer and team workflows.

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Install the optional vote table, then enable voting:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=review-rateable-pro-helpful-votes-migrations
php artisan migrate

'helpful_votes' => [
    'enabled' => true,
    'ability' => null,
    'changes_per_minute' => 30,
],

The list adds helpful counts and Most helpful sorting. Authenticated readers can add or withdraw one vote on another author's published review. Authors cannot vote on themselves, and pending/hidden reviews cannot receive votes. Guests see counts and a sign-in prompt.

An optional ability receives the target and review for additional eligibility checks. Duplicate requests are idempotent, not blind toggles; actual changes consume the throttle.

use Codebyray\ReviewRateablePro\Services\HelpfulVoteManager;

$votes = app(HelpfulVoteManager::class);
$votes->setHelpful($review);
$votes->setHelpful($review, false);

$reviews = $product->reviews()
    ->where('approved', true)
    ->withCount('proHelpfulVotes')
    ->get();

Hiding retains votes; hard deletion cascades them. Deleting a user does not automatically erase their historical votes. Apply your application's retention rules. Avoid exposing voter identities in public APIs.

Helpful votes.

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