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title: "How do I rate assets?"
date: "2025-01-09T15:10:51+00:00"
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Rating assets helps you quickly find those that are popular and often used so you can use them, too. Rate assets from [search results](/acquia-dam/what-will-i-see-search-results "What will I see in search results?"), [Quick View](/acquia-dam/what-details-can-i-see-quick-view "What details can I see in Quick View?"), and on the [Asset Details page](/acquia-dam/where-can-i-see-asset-details "Where can I see asset details?").   
  
With the Rate Assets [permission](/acquia-dam/what-does-each-permission-mean "What does each permission mean?"), you will see a five-star rating icon in the thumbnail of assets in search results. You can select a rating from one to five stars, and the ratings component will reflect the new average rating in real time. Change your previous rating by selecting a new number of stars. Once you rate an asset, you can't remove your rating – you can only change it.   
  
Acquia DAM (Widen) admins should enable the Rate Assets feature on the [Features page](What-are-the-available-features-and-their-permissions) in order for ratings to display.

![Select a star to rate assets.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/109d7a12-a649-4920-b296-3c75aad5b245/web/ka0Pb0000006s7N00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvkQ.png)

If you don't have the Rate Assets permission, you can view average asset ratings but cannot rate assets. Collections cannot be rated.

Refine searches by average rating
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Use the [refine search](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-refine-searches "How do I refine searches?") to quickly find assets by their average rating. For example, if you're looking for assets with a rating of four starts, select four stars filters for assets that are rated 4.0 to 4.99. You can filter for multiple ratings in the same search.

 

![Refine search results by the average rating for assets.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/655d308c-6b00-438d-b1c7-046ebbaaa70d/web/ka0Pb0000006s7N00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvkP.png)

Embed ratings
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When the Embed Ratings into XMP Fields feature is enabled (also on the Features page), ratings can be mapped directly to an asset's metadata field when you download assets. DAM admins can disable the feature by clicking the star next to "Ratings are set to embed automatically" on the Embed Metadata page under Order Settings in the left navigation of the Admin app or from the Features page.  
  

![Select to embed ratings automatically to automatically map ratings to an asset's metadata field.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/30512347-40d2-47c2-8d64-54c03a440901/web/ka0Pb0000006s7N00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvkS.png)