How to Enable Ratings on All Articles in Joomla!

1. Move your cursor over the 'Content' menu in the back-end administrator. Select 'Article Manager' from the drop-down list. The article manager displays a list of articles on the website and the 'Article Manager Menu' in the top right of the page.
2. Click on 'Parameters' in the 'Article Manager Menu.' The current window will dim and the 'Articles Global Configuration' window will open.

3. Click the 'Show' button in the third section next to 'Article Rating/Voting.' This turns on article rating for any article displayed on the website. Click on the 'Save' button at the top of the window to save the setting change.
4. Click on 'Preview' above the 'Article Manager Menu' to view the site. Browse the articles and verify that rating is displayed for each article. Some articles may have rating turned off and will require editing the advanced parameters for that article. An article's advanced parameters override the global article parameters.
5. Click on an article in the 'Article Manager' to open the article for editing. Click on 'Parameters - Advanced' on the right side of the screen to edit the article's advanced parameters. Select 'Use Global' from the drop-down list next to 'Article Rating.' Click 'Save' in the 'Article Manager Menu.' Repeat this step for any article that doesn't show rating or voting in the display.