diff --git a/admin/includes/class.settings.php b/admin/includes/class.settings.php
index 1b9194a..6d3d19a 100644
--- a/admin/includes/class.settings.php
+++ b/admin/includes/class.settings.php
@@ -302,6 +302,14 @@ function get_settings_fields() {
                     'type' 				=> 'text',
                     'default' 			=> '',
                     'sanitize_callback' => 'idea_factory_sanitize_int'
+                ),
+				array(
+                    'name' 				=> 'if_positive_only',
+                    'label'				=> __( 'Positive Votes Only', 'idea-factory' ),
+                    'desc'				=> __( 'Check this box to only allow positive votes.', 'idea-factory' ),
+                    'type'				=> 'checkbox',
+                    'default' 			=> '',
+                    'sanitize_callback' => 'idea_factory_sanitize_checkbox'
                 )
             ),
             'if_settings_advanced' 	=> array(
@@ -378,9 +386,3 @@ function idea_factory_sanitize_int( $input ) {
 endif;
 
 $settings = new if_settings_api_wrap();
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diff --git a/public/includes/helpers.php b/public/includes/helpers.php
index de8e893..8cc566c 100644
--- a/public/includes/helpers.php
+++ b/public/includes/helpers.php
@@ -448,9 +448,15 @@ function idea_factory_vote_controls( $postid = '' ) {
 			$postid = get_the_ID();
 
 		?>
-			<a class="idea-factory vote-up" data-post-id="<?php echo (int) $postid;?>" href="#"></a>
-			<a class="idea-factory vote-down" data-post-id="<?php echo (int) $postid;?>" href="#"></a>
+			<a class="idea-factory vote-up" data-user-id="<?php echo get_current_user_ID();?>" data-post-id="<?php echo (int) $postid;?>" href="#"></a> 
+
 		<?php
+			$positive 	= idea_factory_get_option('if_positive_only','if_settings_main');
+			if ( 'on' !== $positive ) { 
+			?> <a class="idea-factory vote-down" data-user-id="<?php echo get_current_user_ID();?>" data-post-id="<?php echo (int) $postid;?> " href="#"></a>
+				<?php
+			}
+
 	}
 
 endif;
@@ -476,10 +482,3 @@ function idea_factory_vote_status( $postid = '' ) {
 	}
 
 endif;
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