diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d72178db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# EditorConfig is awesome: http://EditorConfig.org
+
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Unix-style newlines with a newline ending every file
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+# CSS-Files
+[*.css]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+# HTML-Files
+[*.html]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 2
+
+# TMPL-Files
+[*.tmpl]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+# SCSS-Files
+[*.scss]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+# TS/JS-Files
+[*.ts]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+[*.js]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+# JSON-Files
+[*.json]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+# PHP-Files
+[*.php]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+# ReST-Files
+[*.rst]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 3
+
+# MD-Files
+[*.md]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+# YAML-Files
+[{*.yaml,*.yml}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+# package.json
+# .travis.yml
+# bower.json
+[{package.json,.travis.yml,bower.json}]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+# TypoScript
+[*.typoscript]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+[*.tsconfig]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+# XLF-Files
+[*.xlf]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+# SQL-Files
+[*.sql]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 2
+
+# .htaccess
+[{_.htaccess,.htaccess}]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
diff --git a/Classes/Controller/VoteController.php b/Classes/Controller/VoteController.php
index 4986ca0a..ba898be4 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/VoteController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/VoteController.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class VoteController extends \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Controller\ActionController
     /**
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Service\AccessControlService $accessControllService
      */
-    public function injectAccessControlService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\AccessControlService $accessControllService)
+    public function injectAccessControlService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\AccessControlService $accessControllService): void
     {
         $this->accessControllService = $accessControllService;
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public function injectAccessControlService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\AccessContro
     /**
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Service\RichSnippetService $richSnippetService
      */
-    public function injectRichSnippetService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\RichSnippetService $richSnippetService)
+    public function injectRichSnippetService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\RichSnippetService $richSnippetService): void
     {
         $this->richSnippetService = $richSnippetService;
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public function injectRichSnippetService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\RichSnippetSer
     /**
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Service\CookieService $cookieService
      */
-    public function injectCookieService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\CookieService $cookieService)
+    public function injectCookieService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\CookieService $cookieService): void
     {
         $this->cookieService = $cookieService;
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function injectCookieService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\CookieService $cook
     /**
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\VoteRepository $voteRepository
      */
-    public function injectVoteRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\VoteRepository $voteRepository)
+    public function injectVoteRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\VoteRepository $voteRepository): void
     {
         $this->voteRepository = $voteRepository;
     }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public function injectVoteRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\VoteRepo
      * @param    \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\VoteValidator $voteValidator
      * @return    void
      */
-    public function injectVoteValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\VoteValidator $voteValidator)
+    public function injectVoteValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\VoteValidator $voteValidator): void
     {
         $this->voteValidator = $voteValidator;
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public function injectVoteValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\VoteValida
      * @param    \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\RatingValidator $ratingValidator
      * @return    void
      */
-    public function injectRatingValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\RatingValidator $ratingValidator)
+    public function injectRatingValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\RatingValidator $ratingValidator): void
     {
         $this->ratingValidator = $ratingValidator;
     }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public function injectRatingValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\RatingVa
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\RatingobjectRepository $ratingobjectRepository
      * @return void
      */
-    public function injectRatingobjectRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\RatingobjectRepository $ratingobjectRepository)
+    public function injectRatingobjectRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\RatingobjectRepository $ratingobjectRepository): void
     {
         $this->ratingobjectRepository = $ratingobjectRepository;
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function injectRatingobjectRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\
      * @param \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\StepconfRepository $stepconfRepository
      * @return void
      */
-    public function injectStepconfRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\StepconfRepository $stepconfRepository)
+    public function injectStepconfRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\StepconfRepository $stepconfRepository): void
     {
         $this->stepconfRepository = $stepconfRepository;
     }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public function injectStepconfRepository(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Repository\Step
      * @param    \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\StepconfValidator $stepconfValidator
      * @return    void
      */
-    public function injectStepconfValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\StepconfValidator $stepconfValidator)
+    public function injectStepconfValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\StepconfValidator $stepconfValidator): void
     {
         $this->stepconfValidator = $stepconfValidator;
     }
@@ -211,17 +211,18 @@ public function injectStepconfValidator(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Validator\Stepco
      * @param    \Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService $extensionHelperService
      * @return    void
      */
-    public function injectExtensionHelperService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService $extensionHelperService)
+    public function injectExtensionHelperService(\Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService $extensionHelperService): void
     {
         $this->extensionHelperService = $extensionHelperService;
     }
 
     /**
      * Lifecycle-Event
-     * wird nach der Initialisierung des Objekts und nach dem Aufl�sen der Dependencies aufgerufen.
+     * wird nach der Initialisierung des Objekts und nach dem Auflösen der Dependencies aufgerufen.
      *
      */
-    public function initializeObject() {
+    public function initializeObject(): void
+    {
     }
 
     /**
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ public function initializeObject() {
      * @throws \Thucke\ThRating\Exception\InvalidStoragePageException
      */
     /** @noinspection PhpMissingParentCallCommonInspection */
-    protected function initializeAction()
+    protected function initializeAction(): void
     {
         //instantiate the logger
         $this->logger = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Object\ObjectManager::class)
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ protected function initializeAction()
 
         /** @var array $frameworkConfiguration */
         $frameworkConfiguration = $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FRAMEWORK);
+
         if ($this->request->hasArgument(self::AJAX_REFERENCE_ID)) {
             //switch to JSON respone on AJAX request
             $this->request->setFormat('json');
@@ -366,11 +368,11 @@ public function createAction(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote)
             if (!$this->voteValidator->isObjSet($matchVote) || $this->voteValidator->validate($matchVote)->hasErrors() || $vote->isAnonymous()) {
                 $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'New vote could be added', ['errorCode' => 1404934012]);
                 $vote->getRating()->addVote($vote);
-                if ($vote->isAnonymous() && !$vote->hasAnonymousVote($this->prefixId) && $this->cookieProtection) {
+                if ($this->cookieProtection && $vote->isAnonymous() && !$vote->hasAnonymousVote($this->prefixId)) {
                     $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Anonymous rating; preparing cookie potection', ['errorCode' => 1404934021]);
                     $anonymousRating['ratingtime'] = time();
                     $anonymousRating['voteUid'] = $vote->getUid();
-                    $lifeTime = time() + 60 * 60 * 24 * $this->cookieLifetime;
+                    $lifeTime = (new \DateTime('NOW'))->add(DateInterval::createFromDateString($this->cookieLifetime.' days'));
                     //set cookie to prevent multiple anonymous ratings
                     $this->cookieService->setVoteCookie($this->prefixId . '_AnonymousRating_' . $vote->getRating()->getUid(), json_encode($anonymousRating), $lifeTime);
                 }
@@ -466,13 +468,6 @@ public function ratinglinksAction(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote = NUL
         $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Entry ratinglinksAction', []);
         $this->settings['ratingConfigurations']['default'] = $this->settings['defaultRatingConfiguration']['ratinglinks'];
         $this->graphicActionHelper($vote);
-        /*if ( $this->settings['fluid']['templates']['ratinglinks']['likesMode'] ) {
-            \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::deprecationLog(
-                get_class($this).': Setting "fluid.templates.ratinglinks.likesMode" is deprecated' .
-                    ' Use the specific action "mark" as a replacement. Will be removed two versions after 0.10.2 - at least in version 1.0.'
-            );
-            $this->view->assign('actionMethodName','markAction');
-        }*/
         $this->initSignalSlotDispatcher('afterRatinglinkAction');
         $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Exit ratinglinksAction', []);
     }
@@ -606,7 +601,7 @@ public function graphicActionHelper(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote = N
      * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\SignalSlot\Exception\InvalidSlotException
      * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\SignalSlot\Exception\InvalidSlotReturnException
      */
-    protected function initSignalSlotDispatcher($slotName)
+    protected function initSignalSlotDispatcher($slotName): void
     {
         $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Entry initSignalSlotDispatcher', ['slotName' => $slotName]);
         if ($this->request->hasArgument('signalSlotHandlerContent')) {
@@ -691,7 +686,7 @@ protected function initVoting(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote = NULL)
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function initSettings()
+    protected function initSettings():void
     {
         $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Entry initSettings', []);
 
@@ -753,6 +748,8 @@ protected function initSettings()
 
         $frameworkConfiguration = $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FRAMEWORK);
         $frameworkConfiguration['settings'] = $this->settings;
+        //\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\DebuggerUtility::var_dump($frameworkConfiguration,' initSettings.settings ');
+
         $this->setFrameworkConfiguration($frameworkConfiguration);
 
         $this->logger->log(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Exit initSettings', []);
@@ -765,7 +762,7 @@ protected function initSettings()
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function setAjaxSelections(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote)
+    protected function setAjaxSelections(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote): void
     {
         if ($vote->getVoter() instanceof \Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Voter && empty($this->settings['displayOnly'])) {
             //cleanup settings to reduce data size in POST form
@@ -794,7 +791,7 @@ protected function setAjaxSelections(\Thucke\ThRating\Domain\Model\Vote $vote)
      * @return void
      * @throws \Thucke\ThRating\Exception\InvalidAggregateRatingSchemaTypeException
      */
-    protected function fillSummaryView()
+    protected function fillSummaryView(): void
     {
         $this->view->assign('settings', $this->settings);
         $this->view->assign('ajaxRef', $this->ajaxSelections['ajaxRef']);
@@ -855,14 +852,14 @@ protected function getErrorFlashMessage()
      * @throws \Thucke\ThRating\Exception\FeUserStoragePageException if plugin.tx_felogin_pi1.storagePid has not been set
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function setStoragePids()
+    protected function setStoragePids(): void
     {
+        /** @var array $frameworkConfiguration */
         $frameworkConfiguration = $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT);
         $feUserStoragePid = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', $frameworkConfiguration['plugin.']['tx_felogin_pi1.']['storagePid'], true);
         $frameworkConfiguration = $frameworkConfiguration['plugin.']['tx_thrating.'];
 
         $storagePids = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::intExplode(',', $frameworkConfiguration['storagePid'], true);
-
         if (empty($storagePids[0])) {
             throw new \Thucke\ThRating\Exception\InvalidStoragePageException(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\LocalizationUtility::translate('flash.vote.general.invalidStoragePid', 'ThRating'), 1403203519);
         }
@@ -870,9 +867,11 @@ protected function setStoragePids()
         if (empty($feUserStoragePid[0])) {
             throw new \Thucke\ThRating\Exception\FeUserStoragePageException(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\LocalizationUtility::translate('flash.pluginConfiguration.missing.feUserStoragePid', 'ThRating'), 1403190539);
         }
-        array_push($storagePids, $feUserStoragePid[0]);
+        $storagePids[] = $feUserStoragePid[0];
         $frameworkConfiguration['persistence.']['storagePid'] = implode(',', $storagePids);
+        //\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\DebuggerUtility::var_dump($frameworkConfiguration,' setStoragePids.$frameworkConfiguration');
         $this->setFrameworkConfiguration($frameworkConfiguration);
+        //\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\DebuggerUtility::var_dump($this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FRAMEWORK),' setStoragePids Final');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -891,7 +890,7 @@ protected function getRandomId()
      * @param array $frameworkConfiguration
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function setFrameworkConfiguration(array $frameworkConfiguration)
+    protected function setFrameworkConfiguration(array $frameworkConfiguration): void
     {
         $this->configurationManager->setConfiguration($frameworkConfiguration);
         $this->cookieLifetime = abs((int)$this->settings['cookieLifetime']);
@@ -901,6 +900,7 @@ protected function setFrameworkConfiguration(array $frameworkConfiguration)
         } else {
             $this->cookieProtection = true;
         }
+        //\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\DebuggerUtility::var_dump($this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FRAMEWORK),' setFrameworkConfiguration ');
     }
 
 
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ protected function setFrameworkConfiguration(array $frameworkConfiguration)
      * @param array $additionalInfo
      * @return    void
      */
-    private function logFlashMessage(string $messageText, string $messageTitle, string $severity, array $additionalInfo)
+    private function logFlashMessage(string $messageText, string $messageTitle, string $severity, array $additionalInfo): void
     {
         $additionalInfo = ['messageTitle' => $messageTitle] + $additionalInfo;
         $severity = strtoupper($severity);
diff --git a/Classes/Service/LoggingService.php b/Classes/Service/LoggingService.php
index 36a3cbe2..4511c974 100644
--- a/Classes/Service/LoggingService.php
+++ b/Classes/Service/LoggingService.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 namespace Thucke\ThRating\Service;
+
 /***************************************************************
 *  Copyright notice
 *
@@ -60,25 +61,32 @@ public function __construct(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Object\ObjectManagerInterface $ob
 	 * @param	string	$name the class name which this logger is for
 	 * @return 	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Logger
 	 */
-	public function getLogger( $name ) {
-		$writerConfiguration = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'];
+	public function getLogger( $name ): \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Logger
+    {
+        /** @var array $writerConfiguration */
+        $writerConfiguration = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'];
 		$settings = $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_SETTINGS,'thRating','pi1');
 		If ( is_array($settings['logging']) ){
 			foreach ($settings['logging'] as $logLevel => $logConfig) {
-				$levelUppercase = strtoupper($logLevel);
-				If ( !empty($logConfig['file']) ) {
-					$writerConfiguration[constant('\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::'.$levelUppercase)]['TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Log\\Writer\\FileWriter'] = 
+
+                /** @var string $levelUppercase */
+                $levelUppercase = strtoupper($logLevel);
+
+                If ( !empty($logConfig['file']) ) {
+                    $writerConfiguration[constant('\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::'.$levelUppercase)][\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Writer\FileWriter::class] =
 						['logFile' => $logConfig['file']];
 				}
 				If ( !empty($logConfig['database']) ) {
-					$writerConfiguration[constant('\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::'.$levelUppercase)]['TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Log\\Writer\\Database'] = 
+					$writerConfiguration[constant('\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::'.$levelUppercase)][\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Writer\DatabaseWriter::class] =
 						['table' => $logConfig['table']];
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'] = $writerConfiguration;
-		$logger = $this->objectManager->get('TYPO3\\CMS\\Core\\Log\\LogManager')->getLogger( $name );
-		return $logger;
+        if (!empty($writerConfiguration)) {
+            /** @noinspection UnsupportedStringOffsetOperationsInspection */
+            $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'] = $writerConfiguration;
+        }
+        return $this->objectManager->get(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogManager::class)->getLogger( $name );
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/Classes/ViewHelpers/RatingViewHelper.php b/Classes/ViewHelpers/RatingViewHelper.php
index 3c7ecc2a..850f0b1f 100644
--- a/Classes/ViewHelpers/RatingViewHelper.php
+++ b/Classes/ViewHelpers/RatingViewHelper.php
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 <?php
 namespace Thucke\ThRating\ViewHelpers;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\ContentObject\ContentObjectRenderer;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Object\ObjectManager;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\AbstractViewHelper;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Controller\TypoScriptFrontendController;
+use TYPO3Fluid\Fluid\Core\Rendering\RenderingContextInterface;
+use TYPO3Fluid\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\Traits\CompileWithRenderStatic;
+use Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService;
 /***************************************************************
  *  Copyright notice
  *
- *  (c) 2013 Thomas Hucke <thucke@web.de>
+ *  (c) 2019 Thomas Hucke <thucke@web.de>
  *  All rights reserved
  *
  *  This script is part of the TYPO3 project. The TYPO3 project is
@@ -26,50 +35,56 @@
 /**
  * The Rating Viewhelper
  *
- * @version $Id:$
- * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GNU Public License, version 2
+ * Renders the rating view based upon plugin.tx_thrating
+ * Only the argument ratedobjectuid is required.
+ * Others could be used to configure the output
+ *
+ * = Example =
+ *
+ * <code title="Render rating view">
+ * <thr:rating ratetable="some_tablename" ratefield="one_field_of_the_table" ratedobjectuid="UID integer" ></thr:rating>
+ * </code>
+ * <output>
+ * rendered rating
+ * </output>
+ *
  */
-class RatingViewHelper extends \TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\AbstractViewHelper {
+class RatingViewHelper extends AbstractViewHelper
+{
+    use CompileWithRenderStatic;
+
+    /**
+     * Disable escaping of this node's output
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $escapeOutput = false;
+
+    /**
+     * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\Controller\TypoScriptFrontendController contains a backup of the current $GLOBALS['TSFE'] if used in BE mode
+     */
+    protected static $tsfeBackup;
 
     /**
 	 * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\Logger	$logger
 	 */
 	protected $logger;
-	/**
-	 * @var \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface
-	 */
-	protected $configurationManager;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
     protected $typoScriptSetup;
 
-    /**
-	 * @param \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface $configurationManager
-	 * @return void
-	 */
-	public function injectConfigurationManager(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface $configurationManager)
-	{
-	    $this->configurationManager = $configurationManager;
-	    $this->typoScriptSetup = $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT);
-	}
 	/**
 	 * @var \Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService
 	 */
 	protected $extensionHelperService;
-	/**
-	 * @param	\Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService $extensionHelperService
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function injectExtensionHelperService( \Thucke\ThRating\Service\ExtensionHelperService $extensionHelperService ) {
-		$this->extensionHelperService = $extensionHelperService;
-	}
 
 
     /**
      *
      */
-    public function initializeArguments()
+    public function initializeArguments(): void
     {
         $this->registerArgument('action', 'string', 'The rating action');
         $this->registerArgument('ratetable', 'string', 'The rating tablename');
@@ -81,92 +96,158 @@ public function initializeArguments()
 
 
     /**
-     * Renders the rating object
+     * Renders the ratingView
      *
-     * @return string the content of the rendered TypoScript object
-     * @author Thomas Hucke <thucke@web.de>
-     * @throws Exception
+     * @param array $arguments
+     * @param \Closure $renderChildrenClosure
+     * @param RenderingContextInterface $renderingContext
+     * @return mixed
+     * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\Exception
      */
-	public function render() {
-        $ratedobjectuid = $this->arguments['ratedobjectuid'];
-        $action = $this->arguments['action'];
-        $ratingobject = $this->arguments['ratingobject'];
-        $ratetable = $this->arguments['ratetable'];
-        $ratefield = $this->arguments['ratefield'];
-        $display = $this->arguments['display'];
-
+    public static function renderStatic(array $arguments, \Closure $renderChildrenClosure, RenderingContextInterface $renderingContext)
+    {
         $typoscriptObjectPath = 'plugin.tx_thrating';
-		//instantiate the logger
-		$this->logger = $this->extensionHelperService->getLogger(__CLASS__);
-		$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG,
-							'Entry point',
-							[
-								'Viewhelper parameters' => [
-									'action' => $action,
-									'ratingobject' => $ratingobject,
-									'ratetable' => $ratetable,
-									'ratefield' => $ratefield,
-									'ratedobjectuid' => $ratedobjectuid,
-									'display' => $display,],
-								'typoscript' => $this->configurationManager->getConfiguration(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Configuration\ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT),]);
-
-        $objectManager = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance(\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Object\ObjectManager::class);
-        $contentObject = $objectManager->get(\TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\ContentObject\ContentObjectRenderer::class);
-		$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'ContentObject to initialize', 
-							[
-								'contentObject type' => get_class($contentObject),
-								'data config' => $contentObject->data]);
-		$contentObject->start($contentObject->data);
-
-		$pathSegments = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::trimExplode('.', $typoscriptObjectPath);
-		$lastSegment = array_pop($pathSegments);
-		$setup = $this->typoScriptSetup;
-		foreach ($pathSegments as $segment) {
-			if (!array_key_exists($segment . '.', $setup)) {
-				$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL,
-									'TypoScript object path does not exist',
-									[
-										'Typoscript object path' => htmlspecialchars($typoscriptObjectPath),
-										'Setup' => $setup,
-										'errorCode' => 1253191023]);
-				//TODO check if typed exception is better
-				throw new Exception('TypoScript object path "' . htmlspecialchars($typoscriptObjectPath) . '" does not exist', 1253191023);
-			}
-			$setup = $setup[$segment . '.'];
-		}
-		
-		if (!empty($action)) {
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['action'] = $action;
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['switchableControllerActions.']['Vote.']['1'] = $action;
-		}
-		if (!empty($ratingobject)) {
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratingobject'] = $ratingobject;
-		} elseif ( !empty($ratetable) && !empty($ratefield)) {
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratetable'] = $ratetable;
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratefield'] = $ratefield;
-		} else {
-				$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL, 'ratingobject not specified or ratetable/ratfield not set', ['errorCode' => 1399727698]);
-				throw new Exception('ratingobject not specified or ratetable/ratfield not set', 1399727698);
-		}
-		if (!empty($ratedobjectuid)) {
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratedobjectuid'] = $ratedobjectuid;
-		} else {
-				$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL, 'ratedobjectuid not set', ['errorCode' => 1304624408]);
-				throw new Exception('ratedobjectuid not set', 1304624408);
-		}
-		if (!empty($display)) {
-			$setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['display'] = $display;
-		}
-		$this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Single contentObject to get',
-							[
-								'contentObject type' => $setup[$lastSegment],
-								'cOjb config' => $setup[$lastSegment . '.']]);
-
-        $content = $contentObject->cObjGetSingle($setup[$lastSegment], $setup[$lastSegment . '.']);
-        $this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::INFO, 'Generated content', ['content' => $content]);
-
-        $this->logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Exit point', []);
-		return $content;
-	}	
-	
+        $ratedobjectuid = $arguments['ratedobjectuid'];
+        $action = $arguments['action'];
+        $ratingobject = $arguments['ratingobject'];
+        $ratetable = $arguments['ratetable'];
+        $ratefield = $arguments['ratefield'];
+        $display = $arguments['display'];
+        $extensionHelperService = static::getExtensionHelperService();
+        $contentObjectRenderer = static::getContentObjectRenderer();
+
+        //instantiate the logger
+        $logger = $extensionHelperService->getLogger(__CLASS__);
+        $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG,
+            'Entry point',
+            [
+                'Viewhelper parameters' => [
+                    'action' => $action,
+                    'ratingobject' => $ratingobject,
+                    'ratetable' => $ratetable,
+                    'ratefield' => $ratefield,
+                    'ratedobjectuid' => $ratedobjectuid,
+                    'display' => $display,],
+                'typoscript' => static::getConfigurationManager()->getConfiguration(ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT),
+            ]
+        );
+
+        if (TYPO3_MODE === 'BE') {
+            static::simulateFrontendEnvironment();
+        }
+        $contentObjectRenderer->start(null);
+
+        $pathSegments = GeneralUtility::trimExplode('.', $typoscriptObjectPath);
+        $lastSegment = array_pop($pathSegments);
+        $setup = static::getConfigurationManager()->getConfiguration(ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT);
+        foreach ($pathSegments as $segment) {
+            if (!array_key_exists($segment . '.', $setup)) {
+                $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL,
+                    'TypoScript object path does not exist',
+                    [
+                        'Typoscript object path' => htmlspecialchars($typoscriptObjectPath),
+                        'Setup' => $setup,
+                        'errorCode' => 1253191023]);
+
+                throw new \TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\Exception(
+                    'TypoScript object path "' . $typoscriptObjectPath . '" does not exist',
+                    1549388144
+                );
+            }
+            $setup = $setup[$segment . '.'];
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($setup[$lastSegment])) {
+            throw new \TYPO3\CMS\Fluid\Core\ViewHelper\Exception(
+                'No Content Object definition found at TypoScript object path "' . $typoscriptObjectPath . '"',
+                1549388123
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($action)) {
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['action'] = $action;
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['switchableControllerActions.']['Vote.']['1'] = $action;
+        }
+        if (!empty($ratingobject)) {
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratingobject'] = $ratingobject;
+        } elseif ( !empty($ratetable) && !empty($ratefield)) {
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratetable'] = $ratetable;
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratefield'] = $ratefield;
+        } else {
+            $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL, 'ratingobject not specified or ratetable/ratfield not set', ['errorCode' => 1399727698]);
+            throw new Exception('ratingobject not specified or ratetable/ratfield not set', 1399727698);
+        }
+        if (!empty($ratedobjectuid)) {
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['ratedobjectuid'] = $ratedobjectuid;
+        } else {
+            $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL, 'ratedobjectuid not set', ['errorCode' => 1304624408]);
+            throw new Exception('ratedobjectuid not set', 1304624408);
+        }
+        if (!empty($display)) {
+            $setup[$lastSegment . '.']['settings.']['display'] = $display;
+        }
+
+        $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Single contentObjectRenderer to get',
+            [
+                'contentObjectRenderer type' => $setup[$lastSegment],
+                'cOjb config' => $setup[$lastSegment . '.']]);
+
+        $content = $contentObjectRenderer->cObjGetSingle($setup[$lastSegment], $setup[$lastSegment . '.'] ?? []);
+        if (TYPO3_MODE === 'BE') {
+            static::resetFrontendEnvironment();
+        }
+
+        $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::INFO, 'Generated content', ['content' => $content]);
+        $logger->log(	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG, 'Exit point');
+        return $content;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ExtensionHelperService
+     */
+    protected static function getExtensionHelperService(): ExtensionHelperService
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ObjectManager::class)->get(ExtensionHelperService::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ConfigurationManagerInterface
+     */
+    protected static function getConfigurationManager(): ConfigurationManagerInterface
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ObjectManager::class)->get(ConfigurationManagerInterface::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return ContentObjectRenderer
+     */
+    protected static function getContentObjectRenderer()
+    {
+        return GeneralUtility::makeInstance(
+            ContentObjectRenderer::class,
+            $GLOBALS['TSFE'] ?? GeneralUtility::makeInstance(TypoScriptFrontendController::class, null, 0, 0)
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the $TSFE->cObjectDepthCounter in Backend mode
+     * This somewhat hacky work around is currently needed because the cObjGetSingle() function of \TYPO3\CMS\Frontend\ContentObject\ContentObjectRenderer relies on this setting
+     */
+    protected static function simulateFrontendEnvironment(): void
+    {
+        static::$tsfeBackup = $GLOBALS['TSFE'] ?? null;
+        $GLOBALS['TSFE'] = new \stdClass();
+        $GLOBALS['TSFE']->cObj = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ContentObjectRenderer::class);
+        $GLOBALS['TSFE']->cObjectDepthCounter = 100;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resets $GLOBALS['TSFE'] if it was previously changed by simulateFrontendEnvironment()
+     *
+     * @see simulateFrontendEnvironment()
+     */
+    protected static function resetFrontendEnvironment(): void
+    {
+        $GLOBALS['TSFE'] = static::$tsfeBackup;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/sys_template.php b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/sys_template.php
index 3184e385..311e9284 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/sys_template.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/sys_template.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?php
+defined('TYPO3_MODE') or die();
+
 call_user_func(function() {
 		
 	\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addStaticFile('th_rating', 'Configuration/TypoScript', 'Rating AX');
diff --git a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
index 68220596..27789eaf 100644
--- a/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
+++ b/Configuration/TCA/Overrides/tt_content.php
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <?php
+defined('TYPO3_MODE') or die();
+
 call_user_func(function() {
 		
 	\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::registerPlugin(
diff --git a/ext_emconf.php b/ext_emconf.php
index 403b1128..e7c14f0e 100644
--- a/ext_emconf.php
+++ b/ext_emconf.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	'title' => 'Rating AX',
 	'description' => 'Highly flexible AJAX rating based on extbase/fluid/jquery. Allows multiple ratings within one page. Could be used as a cObj by other extensions or included in every FLUID template using the viewhelper. Each ratingstep could be configured having a name - international localization included.',
 	'category' => 'misc',
-	'version' => '1.7.0',
+	'version' => '1.7.1',
 	'state' => 'stable',
 	'uploadfolder' => false,
 	'createDirs' => '',
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@
 	'autoload' => [
 		'psr-4' => [
 			'Thucke\\ThRating\\' => 'Classes']],
-	'_md5_values_when_last_written' => 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+];
diff --git a/ext_localconf.php b/ext_localconf.php
index 8f38416e..c6cb8189 100644
--- a/ext_localconf.php
+++ b/ext_localconf.php
@@ -1,47 +1,44 @@
 <?php
-if (!defined('TYPO3_MODE')) die ('Access denied.');
+defined('TYPO3_MODE') or die();
 
-/**
- * Configure the Plugin to call the
- * right combination of Controller and Action according to
- * the user input (default settings, FlexForm, URL etc.)
- */
-\TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::configurePlugin('Thucke.ThRating',    // The extension name (in UpperCamelCase) or the extension key (in lower_underscore)
-    'Pi1',        // A unique name of the plugin in UpperCamelCase
-    [        // An array holding the controller-action-combinations that are accessible
-        'Vote' => 'ratinglinks,polling,mark,index,show,create,new,singleton',    // The first controller and its first action will be the default
-    ], [        // An array of non-cachable controller-action-combinations (they must already be enabled)
-        'Vote' => 'new,create,ratinglinks,polling,mark',]);
+(function () {
+    /**
+     * Configure the Plugin to call the
+     * right combination of Controller and Action according to
+     * the user input (default settings, FlexForm, URL etc.)
+     */
+    \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Utility\ExtensionUtility::configurePlugin(
+        'Thucke.ThRating',    // The extension name (in UpperCamelCase) or the extension key (in lower_underscore)
+        'Pi1',        // A unique name of the plugin in UpperCamelCase
+        [        // An array holding the controller-action-combinations that are accessible
+            'Vote' => 'ratinglinks,polling,mark,index,show,create,new,singleton',    // The first controller and its first action will be the default
+        ], [        // An array of non-cachable controller-action-combinations (they must already be enabled)
+            'Vote' => 'new,create,ratinglinks,polling,mark',]);
 
-// here we register "DynamicCssEvaluator" to remove the dynamic CSS file when values are modified in the BE
-$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SC_OPTIONS']['tce']['formevals'][Thucke\ThRating\Evaluation\DynamicCssEvaluator::class] = '';
-//add hook to remove the dynamic CSS file when cache is cleared
-$TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SC_OPTIONS']['t3lib/class.t3lib_tcemain.php']['clearCachePostProc'][] = 'Thucke\ThRating\Evaluation\DynamicCssEvaluator->clearCachePostProc';
+    // here we register "DynamicCssEvaluator" to remove the dynamic CSS file when values are modified in the BE
+    $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SC_OPTIONS']['tce']['formevals'][Thucke\ThRating\Evaluation\DynamicCssEvaluator::class] = '';
+    //add hook to remove the dynamic CSS file when cache is cleared
+    $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['SC_OPTIONS']['t3lib/class.t3lib_tcemain.php']['clearCachePostProc'][] = 'Thucke\ThRating\Evaluation\DynamicCssEvaluator->clearCachePostProc';
 
-/**
- * Base configuration of logging events.
- * Each loglevel could be swichted off using typoscript setting
- *
- * $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'] = array(
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::EMERGENCY => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::ALERT => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::ERROR => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::WARNING => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::NOTICE => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::INFO => array(
- * ),
- * \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG => array(
- * ),
- * ); */
+    /**
+     * Base configuration of logging events.
+     * Each loglevel could be swichted off using typoscript setting
+     *
+     */
+    /*$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['LOG']['Thucke']['ThRating']['writerConfiguration'] = array(
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::EMERGENCY => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::ALERT => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::CRITICAL => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::ERROR => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::WARNING => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::NOTICE => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::INFO => array(),
+        \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Log\LogLevel::DEBUG => array(),
+        );*/
 
-// Example for using signals of this extension:
-//$signalSlotDispatcher = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance('TYPO3\\CMS\\Extbase\\SignalSlot\\Dispatcher');
-//$signalSlotDispatcher->connect('Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterRatinglinkAction', 'Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterRatinglinkActionHandler',false);
-//$signalSlotDispatcher->connect('Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterCreateAction', 'Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterCreateActionHandler',false);
+    // Example for using signals of this extension:
+    //$signalSlotDispatcher = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::makeInstance('TYPO3\\CMS\\Extbase\\SignalSlot\\Dispatcher');
+    //$signalSlotDispatcher->connect('Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterRatinglinkAction', 'Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterRatinglinkActionHandler',false);
+    //$signalSlotDispatcher->connect('Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterCreateAction', 'Thucke\\ThRating\\Controller\\VoteController', 'afterCreateActionHandler',false);
+
+})();