diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_admin_controller.rb b/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_admin_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd123c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_admin_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class CommunitiesRatingsPluginAdminController < PluginAdminController
+
+  append_view_path File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../views')
+
+  def index
+  end
+
+  def update
+    if @environment.update_attributes(params[:environment])
+      session[:notice] = _('Configuration updated successfully.')
+    else
+      session[:notice] = _('Configuration could not be saved.')
+    end
+    render :action => 'index'
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_profile_controller.rb b/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_profile_controller.rb
index b123c7c..ca06603 100644
--- a/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_profile_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/controllers/communities_ratings_plugin_profile_controller.rb
@@ -2,45 +2,49 @@ class CommunitiesRatingsPluginProfileController < ProfileController
   before_filter :login_required
 
   def new_rating
-    @plugins = plugins
-    community_rating = get_community_rating(user, profile, params[:community_rating_value])
-    @actual_rate_value = if community_rating.value
-                          community_rating.value
-                        else
-                          0
-                        end
+    @rating_available = can_rate_now?
+    return unless @rating_available
+
+    # @plugins = plugins
+    @default_rate =  environment.communities_ratings_default_rating
+    @min_rate = Environment.communities_ratings_min_rating
 
     if request.post?
-      if params[:comments] and not params[:comments][:body].empty?
+
+      unless params[:comments].blank? and  params[:comments][:body].empty?
         comment = Comment.new(params[:comments])
         comment.author = current_user.person
         comment.community = profile
         comment.save
 
+        community_rating = CommunityRating.new(
+                            :person => current_user.person,
+                            :community => profile,
+                            :value => params[:community_rating_value]
+                          )
         community_rating.comment = comment
       end
 
-      community_rating.save!
-      session[:notice] = _("#{profile.name} successfully rated")
+      if community_rating.save
+        session[:notice] = _("#{profile.name} successfully rated!")
+        redirect_to :controller => 'profile',  :action => 'index'
+      else
+        session[:notice] = _("Sorry, there were problems rating this profile.")
+      end
     end
   end
 
   private
 
-  # If there is already a rate by the current logged user to this community
-  # return it or else, prepare a new one
-  def get_community_rating person, community, community_rating_value=nil
-    already_rated = CommunityRating.where(
-      :community_id=>community.id,
-      :person_id=>person.id
+  def can_rate_now?
+    ratings = CommunityRating.where(
+      :community_id=>profile.id,
+      :person_id=>user.id
     )
 
-    if already_rated.count != 0
-        already_rated.first
-    else
-        CommunityRating.new :person => person,
-                            :community => community,
-                            :value => community_rating_value
-    end
+    return true if ratings.empty?
+
+    elapsed_time_since_last_rating = Time.zone.now - ratings.last.created_at
+    elapsed_time_since_last_rating > environment.communities_ratings_cooldown.hours
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/db/migrate/20150710171028_add_communities_rating_config_to_environment.rb b/plugins/communities_ratings/db/migrate/20150710171028_add_communities_rating_config_to_environment.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7c5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/db/migrate/20150710171028_add_communities_rating_config_to_environment.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddCommunitiesRatingConfigToEnvironment < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+     add_column :environments, :communities_ratings_cooldown, :integer, :default => 24
+     add_column :environments, :communities_ratings_default_rating, :integer, :default => 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/lib/ext/environment.rb b/plugins/communities_ratings/lib/ext/environment.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b2bb23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/lib/ext/environment.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require_dependency 'environment'
+
+Environment.class_eval do
+  attr_accessible :communities_ratings_cooldown, :communities_ratings_default_rating
+
+  def self.communities_ratings_min_rating
+    return 1
+  end
+
+  validates :communities_ratings_default_rating,
+            :presence => true, :inclusion => {
+              :in =>  (self.communities_ratings_min_rating)..5, message: _("must be between 0 and 5")
+            }
+
+  validates :communities_ratings_cooldown,
+            :numericality => {greater_than_or_equal_to: 0}
+end
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diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/public/rate.js b/plugins/communities_ratings/public/rate.js
index e8a4664..3094ad6 100644
--- a/plugins/communities_ratings/public/rate.js
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/public/rate.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
   */
   function set_global_data() {
     var selected_rate = parseInt($("#selected-star-rate").val());
+    var MINIMUM_STARS = parseInt($("#MINIMUM_STARS").val());
     DATA.selected_rate = selected_rate;
+    DATA.MINIMUM_STARS = MINIMUM_STARS;
   }
 
 
@@ -94,10 +96,10 @@
         var rate_mouseover = parseInt(this.getAttribute(DATA.DATA_RATE_ATTRIBUTE));
 
         // If the new rate is different from actual, update it
-        if (rate_mouseover !== DATA.selected_rate) {
+        if (rate_mouseover !== DATA.selected_rate && rate_mouseover > DATA.MINIMUM_STARS) {
           DATA.selected_rate = rate_mouseover;
         } else { // or else, uncheck it
-          DATA.selected_rate = DATA.NOT_SELECTED_VALUE;
+          DATA.selected_rate = DATA.MINIMUM_STARS;
         }
 
         // Mark the selected_rate
diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_admin/index.html.erb b/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_admin/index.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5603167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_admin/index.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<h1><%= _("Comunities Rating Management") %> </h1>
+
+<%= labelled_form_for(:environment, :url => {:action => 'update'}) do |f| %>
+
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <th><%= c_('Configuration') %></th>
+    <th><%= _('Value') %></th>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><%= _('Default amount of stars marked on evaluations') %></td>
+    <td><%= select :environment, :communities_ratings_default_rating, (Environment.communities_ratings_min_rating)..5 %></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><%= _('Time cooldown between evaluations from the same user') %></td>
+    <td><%= text_field :environment, :communities_ratings_cooldown, {size: 1} %>
+        <%= _('hours') %>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
+
+<div>
+  <% button_bar do %>
+    <%= submit_button('save', c_('Save changes')) %>
+    <%= button :back, _('Back'), :controller => 'plugins' %>
+  <% end %>
+</div>
+
+<% end %>
diff --git a/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_profile/new_rating.html.erb b/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_profile/new_rating.html.erb
index da94130..f3f8ad3 100644
--- a/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_profile/new_rating.html.erb
+++ b/plugins/communities_ratings/views/communities_ratings_plugin_profile/new_rating.html.erb
@@ -14,41 +14,50 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="star-rate-form">
-    <div data-rate-url=<%= url_for controller: "communities_ratings_plugin_profile", :action => "rate" %>>
-      <div class="star-rate-text">
-        <%= @plugins.dispatch(:communities_ratings_plugin_star_message).collect { |content| instance_exec(&content) }.join("") %>
-      </div>
+  <% if @rating_available %>
+    <div class="star-rate-form">
+      <div data-rate-url=<%= url_for controller: "communities_ratings_plugin_profile", :action => "rate" %>>
+        <div class="star-rate-text">
+          <%= @plugins.dispatch(:communities_ratings_plugin_star_message).collect { |content| instance_exec(&content) }.join("") %>
+        </div>
 
-      <div class="star-container">
-        <% (1..5).each do |rate_number| %>
-          <% if rate_number <= @actual_rate_value %>
-            <div class="star-positive" data-star-rate="<%= rate_number %>"></div>
-          <% else %>
-            <div class="star-negative" data-star-rate="<%= rate_number %>"></div>
+        <div class="star-container" data-min-rate="<%= @default_rate %>">
+
+          <% (1..5).each do |rate_number| %>
+            <% if rate_number <=  @default_rate %>
+              <div class="star-positive" data-star-rate="<%= rate_number %>"></div>
+            <% else %>
+              <div class="star-negative" data-star-rate="<%= rate_number %>"></div>
+            <% end %>
           <% end %>
-        <% end %>
-      </div>
+        </div>
 
-      <div class="star-notice star-hide">
-        <%= _("Rated as") %> <span></span> <%= _("stars") %>
+        <div class="star-notice star-hide">
+          <%= _("Rated as") %> <span></span> <%= _("stars") %>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
 
-    <div class="star-comment-container">
-      <%= form_for :comments do |c| %>
-        <div class="formfieldline formfield type-text">
-            <%= c.label :body, _('Comment (Optional):'), :class => "formlabel" %>
-            <%= c.text_area :body %>
-        </div>
+      <div class="star-comment-container">
+        <%= form_for :comments do |c| %>
+          <div class="formfieldline formfield type-text">
+              <%= c.label :body, _('Comment (Optional):'), :class => "formlabel" %>
+              <%= c.text_area :body %>
+          </div>
 
-        <%= @plugins.dispatch(:communities_ratings_plugin_comments_extra_fields).collect { |content| instance_exec(&content) }.join("") %>
-        <div class="button-bar">
-          <%= c.submit _("Send"), class: "button icon-save submit with-text" %>
-        </div>
+          <%= @plugins.dispatch(:communities_ratings_plugin_comments_extra_fields).collect { |content| instance_exec(&content) }.join("") %>
 
-        <input type="hidden" id="selected-star-rate" name="community_rating_value" value="<%= @actual_rate_value %>">
-      <% end %>
-    </div>
+          <div class="button-bar">
+            <%= submit_button(:save, _('Save'), :cancel => {controller: 'profile', action: 'index'}) %>
+          </div>
+
+          <input type="hidden" id="selected-star-rate" name="community_rating_value" value="<%=  @default_rate %>">
+          <input type="hidden" id="MINIMUM_STARS" name="community_rating_min_value" value="<%= @min_rate %>">
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
+    <% else %>
+      <div class="star-rate-form rating-cooldown">
+        <%= _("Hi, #{current_user.name}! The administrators set the minimum time of #{environment.communities_ratings_cooldown} hour(s) between each evaluation. You can take a drive into our web site while you wait for the next record") %>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
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