diff --git a/includes/postratings-activation.php b/includes/postratings-activation.php
index 0411b3b..5994ad1 100644
--- a/includes/postratings-activation.php
+++ b/includes/postratings-activation.php
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ function ratings_activate() {
 	// Add In Options (4 Records)
 	add_option('postratings_image', 'stars' );
 	add_option('postratings_max', '5' );
-	add_option('postratings_template_vote', '%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> '.__('votes', 'wp-postratings').__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%' );
-	add_option('postratings_template_text', '%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> '.__('votes', 'wp-postratings').__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%'.__(',', 'wp-postratings').' <strong>'.__('rated', 'wp-postratings').'</strong></em>)' );
+	add_option('postratings_template_vote', '%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%'.__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%' );
+	add_option('postratings_template_text', '%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%'.__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%'.__(',', 'wp-postratings').' <strong>'.__('rated', 'wp-postratings').'</strong></em>)' );
 	add_option('postratings_template_none', '%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% ('.__('No Ratings Yet', 'wp-postratings').')<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%' );
 	// Database Upgrade For WP-PostRatings 1.02
 	add_option('postratings_logging_method', '3' );
@@ -74,13 +74,16 @@ function ratings_activate() {
 	// Database Upgrade For WP-PostRatings 1.20
 	add_option('postratings_ratingsvalue', array(1,2,3,4,5) );
 	add_option('postratings_customrating', 0 );
-	add_option('postratings_template_permission', '%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> '.__('votes', 'wp-postratings').__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em>'.__('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings').'</em>' );
+	add_option('postratings_template_permission', '%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%'.__(',', 'wp-postratings').' '.__('average', 'wp-postratings').': <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> '.__('out of', 'wp-postratings').' %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em>'.__('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings').'</em>' );
 	// Database Upgrade For WP-PostRatings 1.30
-	add_option('postratings_template_mostrated', '<li><a href="%POST_URL%"  title="%POST_TITLE%">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% '.__('votes', 'wp-postratings').'</li>' );
+	add_option('postratings_template_mostrated', '<li><a href="%POST_URL%"  title="%POST_TITLE%">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%'.'</li>' );
 	// Database Upgrade For WP-PostRatings 1.50
 	delete_option('widget_ratings_highest_rated');
 	delete_option('widget_ratings_most_rated');
 
+	add_option('postratings_vote_text_singular', 'vote' );
+	add_option('postratings_vote_text_plural', 'votes' );
+
 	// Index
 	$index = $wpdb->get_results( "SHOW INDEX FROM $wpdb->ratings;" );
 	$key_name = array();
diff --git a/postratings-options.php b/postratings-options.php
index 07db9c4..bc5b2cd 100644
--- a/postratings-options.php
+++ b/postratings-options.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     $postratings_richsnippet = intval($_POST['postratings_richsnippet']);
     $postratings_ratingstext_array = $_POST['postratings_ratingstext'];
     $postratings_ratingstext = array();
+    $postratings_vote_text_singular = sanitize_text_field(trim($_POST['postratings_vote_text_singular']));
+    $postratings_vote_text_plural = sanitize_text_field(trim($_POST['postratings_vote_text_plural']));
     if( ! empty( $postratings_ratingstext_array ) && is_array( $postratings_ratingstext_array ) ) {
         foreach( $postratings_ratingstext_array as $ratingstext ) {
             $postratings_ratingstext[] = wp_kses_post(trim( $ratingstext ));
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@
     $update_ratings_queries[] = update_option('postratings_logging_method', $postratings_logging_method);
     $update_ratings_queries[] = update_option('postratings_allowtorate', $postratings_allowtorate);
     $update_ratings_queries[] = update_option('postratings_options', $postratings_options);
+    $update_ratings_queries[] = update_option('postratings_vote_text_singular', $postratings_vote_text_singular);
+    $update_ratings_queries[] = update_option('postratings_vote_text_plural', $postratings_vote_text_plural);
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Custom Rating', 'wp-postratings');
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Ratings Template Vote', 'wp-postratings');
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Ratings Template Voted', 'wp-postratings');
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Logging Method', 'wp-postratings');
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Allow To Vote Option', 'wp-postratings');
     $update_ratings_text[] = __('Ratings Settings', 'wp-postratings');
+    $update_ratings_text[] = __('Custom vote text (singular)', 'wp-postratings');
+    $update_ratings_text[] = __('Custom vote text (plural)', 'wp-postratings');
     $i = 0;
     $text = '';
     foreach($update_ratings_queries as $update_ratings_query) {
@@ -124,22 +130,22 @@ function ratings_updown_templates(template, print) {
         var default_template;
         switch(template) {
             case "vote":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
                 break;
             case "text":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
                 break;
             case "permission":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
                 break;
             case "none":
                 default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<?php esc_html_e('No Ratings Yet', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
                 break;
             case "highestrated":
-                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> (%RATINGS_SCORE% <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)</li>";
+                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> (%RATINGS_SCORE% <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%)</li>";
                 break;
             case "mostrated":
-                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?></li>";
+                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</li>";
                 break;
         }
         if(print) {
@@ -152,13 +158,13 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
         var default_template;
         switch(template) {
             case "vote":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
                 break;
             case "text":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
                 break;
             case "permission":
-                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
+                default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
                 break;
             case "none":
                 default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<?php esc_html_e('No Ratings Yet', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
                 default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> %RATINGS_IMAGES% (%RATINGS_AVERAGE% <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)</li>";
                 break;
             case "mostrated":
-                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?></li>";
+                default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</li>";
                 break;
         }
         if(print) {
@@ -363,6 +369,21 @@ function set_custom(custom, max) {
                 </tbody>
             </table>
         </div>
+        <h2><?php esc_html_e('Custom vote text', 'wp-postratings'); ?></h2>
+        <table class="form-table">
+             <tr>
+                <th scope="row" valign="top"><?php esc_html_e('Vote text (singular):', 'wp-postratings'); ?></th>
+                <td>
+                    <input type="text" name="postratings_vote_text_singular" value="<?php echo esc_attr(stripslashes(get_option('postratings_vote_text_singular'))) ?>">                    
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <th scope="row" valign="top"><?php esc_html_e('Vote text (plural):', 'wp-postratings'); ?></th>
+                <td>
+                    <input type="text" name="postratings_vote_text_plural" value="<?php echo esc_attr(stripslashes(get_option('postratings_vote_text_plural'))) ?>">                    
+                </td>
+            </tr>
+        </table>
         <?php $postratings_ajax_style = get_option('postratings_ajax_style'); ?>
         <h2><?php esc_html_e('Ratings AJAX Style', 'wp-postratings'); ?></h2>
         <table class="form-table">
diff --git a/postratings-templates.php b/postratings-templates.php
index 53ba456..50c1f7a 100644
--- a/postratings-templates.php
+++ b/postratings-templates.php
@@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ function ratings_updown_templates(template, print) {
 		var default_template;
 		switch(template) {
 			case "vote":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
 				break;
 			case "text":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
 				break;
 			case "permission":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
 				break;
 			case "none":
 				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<?php esc_html_e('No Ratings Yet', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
 				break;
 			case "highestrated":
-				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> (%RATINGS_SCORE% <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)</li>";
+				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> (%RATINGS_SCORE% <?php esc_html_e('rating', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%)</li>";
 				break;
 			case "mostrated":
-				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?></li>";
+				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</li>";
 				break;
 		}
 		if(print) {
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 		var default_template;
 		switch(template) {
 			case "vote":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
 				break;
 			case "text":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <strong><?php esc_html_e('rated', 'wp-postratings'); ?></strong></em>)";
 				break;
 			case "permission":
-				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?><?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
+				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES% (<em><strong>%RATINGS_USERS%</strong> %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%<?php esc_html_e(',', 'wp-postratings'); ?> <?php esc_html_e('average', 'wp-postratings'); ?>: <strong>%RATINGS_AVERAGE%</strong> <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%</em>)<br /><em><?php esc_html_e('You need to be a registered member to rate this.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></em>";
 				break;
 			case "none":
 				default_template = "%RATINGS_IMAGES_VOTE% (<?php esc_html_e('No Ratings Yet', 'wp-postratings'); ?>)<br />%RATINGS_TEXT%";
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\" title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> %RATINGS_IMAGES% (%RATINGS_AVERAGE% <?php esc_html_e('out of', 'wp-postratings'); ?> %RATINGS_MAX%)</li>";
 				break;
 			case "mostrated":
-				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% <?php esc_html_e('votes', 'wp-postratings'); ?></li>";
+				default_template = "<li><a href=\"%POST_URL%\"  title=\"%POST_TITLE%\">%POST_TITLE%</a> - %RATINGS_USERS% %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</li>";
 				break;
 		}
 		if(print) {
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 				<td><strong>%RATINGS_SCORE%</strong> - <?php esc_html_e('Display the total score of the ratings', 'wp-postratings'); ?></td>
 				<td><strong>%RATINGS_TEXT%</strong> - <?php esc_html_e('Display the individual rating text. Eg: 1 Star, 2 Stars, etc', 'wp-postratings'); ?></td>
 			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td><strong>%RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</strong> - <?php esc_html_e('Display the \'votes\' text.', 'wp-postratings'); ?></td>
+			</tr>
 		</table>
 		<h2><?php esc_html_e('Ratings Templates', 'wp-postratings'); ?></h2>
 		<table class="form-table">
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_USERS%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_AVERAGE%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_PERCENTAGE%</p>
+					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</p>
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Normal Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_default_templates('vote', true);" class="button" />
 					<br />
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Up/Down Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_updown_templates('vote', true);" class="button" />
@@ -179,6 +183,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_USERS%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_AVERAGE%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_PERCENTAGE%</p>
+					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</p>
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Normal Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_default_templates('text', true);" class="button" /><br />
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Up/Down Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_updown_templates('text', true);" class="button" />
 				</td>
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_USERS%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_AVERAGE%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_PERCENTAGE%</p>
+					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</p>
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Normal Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_default_templates('permission', true);" class="button" /><br />
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Up/Down Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_updown_templates('permission', true);" class="button" />
 				</td>
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@ function ratings_default_templates(template, print) {
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %POST_CONTENT%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %POST_URL%</p>
 					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %POST_THUMBNAIL%</p>
+					<p style="margin: 2px 0">- %RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%</p>
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Normal Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_default_templates('mostrated', true);" class="button" /><br />
 					<input type="button" name="RestoreDefault" value="<?php esc_html_e('Restore Default Template (Up/Down Rating)', 'wp-postratings'); ?>" onclick="ratings_updown_templates('mostrated', true);" class="button" />
 				</td>
diff --git a/uninstall.php b/uninstall.php
index 88d30fc..38d5bea 100644
--- a/uninstall.php
+++ b/uninstall.php
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 	, 'postratings_options'
 	, 'widget_ratings'
 	, 'widget_ratings-widget'
+	, 'postratings_vote_text_singular'
+	, 'postratings_vote_text_plural'
 );
 
 
diff --git a/wp-postratings.php b/wp-postratings.php
index 7618b0e..266352d 100644
--- a/wp-postratings.php
+++ b/wp-postratings.php
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ function expand_ratings_template($template, $post_data, $post_ratings_data = nul
     $ratings_max = (int) get_option( 'postratings_max' );
     $ratings_custom = (int) get_option( 'postratings_customrating' );
     $ratings_options = get_option( 'postratings_options' );
+    $ratings_vote_text_singular = get_option('postratings_vote_text_singular', 'vote');
+    $ratings_vote_text_plural = get_option('postratings_vote_text_plural', 'votes');
 
     if ( is_object( $post_data ) ) {
         $post_id = (int) $post_data->ID;
@@ -1149,6 +1151,11 @@ function expand_ratings_template($template, $post_data, $post_ratings_data = nul
     $value = str_replace("%RATINGS_AVERAGE%", number_format_i18n($post_ratings_average, 2), $value);
     $value = str_replace("%RATINGS_PERCENTAGE%", number_format_i18n($post_ratings_percentage, 2), $value);
     $value = str_replace("%RATINGS_USERS%", number_format_i18n($post_ratings_users), $value);
+    if ($post_ratings_users > 1) {
+        $value = str_replace("%RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%", $ratings_vote_text_plural, $value);
+    } else {
+        $value = str_replace("%RATINGS_VOTE_TEXT%", $ratings_vote_text_singular, $value);
+    }    
 
     // Post Template Variables
     $post_link = get_permalink($post_data);