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Posted by Magnus Rydberg
Magnus Rydberg
4,683 Points

How to rate a video on Treehouse

I just watched a video here on Treehouse that I think was outstanding and should be recognized. I might be wrong but believe I saw an option to rate a video at one point, but when I go back to the video I see no such option.

What Is the best way to bring attention to specific noteworthy videos or challenges on Treehouse?

2 Answers

miikis
miikis
44,957 Points
miikis
miikis
44,957 Points

I had this same problem the other day. So I made a Twitter and tweeted it haha

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

Hey Magnus,

Once the video is over, a bar will appear at the bottom of the video player's screen. On the left side, there will be two text buttons: one to replay and one to "rate this video."

:)

Kyle Meyer
Kyle Meyer
5,459 Points

^ This man is correct. At the end of the video, you'll see the option to rate.

miikis
miikis
44,957 Points

Wait what? All I see is "Get Help," "Next Step" and "Rewatch Video;" There's no bar at the bottom of the video player with two text buttons on the left side...

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

Hey Mikis,

That sounds kind of like what the videos looked like before the recent revamp of the site. Weird. :confused: Maybe Kyle Meyer can shed some light on this?

At the end of the video, the video player screen shows near the center -- "Keep up the Momentum" or "You've reached your goal"

At the bottom of the video player, the progress bar disappears and is replaced with 2 text buttons on the left ("Replay" and "Rate this Video") and two on the right ("Ask For Help" and "Continue"). If this isn't what you are seeing, maybe shoot off an email to the Support Team, cuz I'm stumped. Sorry. :(

miikis
miikis
44,957 Points

This is what I see:

Screenshot

Maybe Treehouse is running some kind of A/B Testing.

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,863 Points

That's what I used to see... until a few weeks ago.

I don't know what to say?

Send Support the question. Maybe the new design hasn't been rolled out for everyone, or like you said, some sort of Testing.

Magnus Rydberg
Magnus Rydberg
4,683 Points

Thanks Jason. I watched the video in question once again and I found the option to rate the video this time around.

As a sidenote: I find that the best videos are the ones I have watched more than once, made some notes about and had me go to workbench to play around with the concepts on my own afterwards. I believe it is not really the immediate impression but rather the lingering effect that reveals the value of a video. Maybe there is a better way to rate videos but I am not sure how that interaction would look like. Something for an UX designer to ponder maybe.

Anyway thanks again for the pointer.