I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts vs WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics

“I Recommend This” allows your visitors to effortlessly like or recommend your posts with a single click, making it easier for them to show their appreciation without leaving a comment. Enhance your site’s engagement by providing a simple, user-friendly way for readers to interact with your content. Features: Display a counter for likes/recommendations. Widget and shortcode to display the most liked posts. Choose between a “Thumbs Up” or “Heart” icon. Prevents multiple votes from the same user via cookies and IP address tracking. View and sort posts by likes in the post edit page. Better GDPR compliance with anonymized IPs Built-in query block compatibility Extensive action and filter hooks for developers Advanced Options: Hide the counter if the count is zero. Customize messages for zero, one, or multiple likes. Disable plugin CSS for custom styling. Option to disable IP address saving to comply with GDPR. Enhanced cookie management IP address anonymization for stronger GDPR compliance Shortcodes: [irecommendthis] – Add the voting link to any page. [irecommendthis_top_posts post_type='post' container='div' number='10' year='2023' monthnum='7'] – Display most recommended posts. This plugin is based exactly on Benoit “LeBen” Burgener’s “I Like This” Plugin and has been modified after getting requests for the changes I had made on my website. If you love the plugin, please consider rating it and clicking on “it works” button. Example Sites Using the Plugin: Flat UI Design Gallery For Developers: This plugin is being developed on GitHub.. If you want to collaborate, please look at I Recommend This plugin on GitHub. Translations You can help translate this plugin into your language using your WordPress.org account.

Like buttons and post reactions for WordPress Most visitors read and leave without commenting, so you never learn what they liked. WP ULike adds one-click voting that takes no effort to use, giving you a clear signal on what resonates. No signup walls, no vote limits, no heavy setup. Install, activate, and voting goes live on posts. Open WP ULike → Statistics inside WordPress to see totals, top content, growth tips, and when your audience is most active. Optional IP anonymization, WordPress personal data export/erase, and flexible logging options help you align the plugin with your privacy policy. WP ULike supports posts out of the box and integrates with WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and bbPress. The frontend uses vanilla JavaScript (no jQuery) and works with major caching plugins. Engagement analytics, built in Pageviews tell you who showed up. Reactions tell you who cared. WP ULike ships a real dashboard inside WordPress, so you don’t need a separate analytics tool to read it. Free includes Overview, growth tips, engagement reports, when-to-publish insights, and vote logs. Dark mode and focus mode are built in. Pro (optional) adds who liked each post, deeper audience and content reports, and full WooCommerce store insights. Built for Bloggers & publishers: See which content earns appreciation, not just traffic. Online stores: Learn which products visitors value. Communities: Add voting to forums and activity feeds. Agencies & developers: Reliable on client sites, quick to deploy, straightforward to maintain. Free version: complete, no limits The free plugin is a full voting solution, not a trial. No caps on votes, posts, or usage. Included with free: Like buttons on posts via auto-display, [wp_ulike] shortcodes, or the ULike Button block Top List block and [wp_ulike_top] shortcode to showcase your most popular posts, comments, users, BuddyPress activities, and bbPress topics Statistics dashboard with Overview, growth tips, engagement reports, publish-timing insights, vote logs, dark mode, and focus mode Button customizer with real-time preview, four button styles, colors, icons, and RTL support Auto-display settings for posts, comments, BuddyPress, bbPress, and WooCommerce Settings backup (JSON export/import) and Site Health table check Privacy tools for user-linked vote data and optional IP anonymization Regular updates, WordPress coding standards, and security best practices (nonces, hardened AJAX, and more). WP ULike Pro Pro is optional. It extends the free plugin when you need more depth or design. Both plugins stay installed and active. Swap likes for emoji reactions or 5-star ratings and pick the reaction style that fits each page See who liked each post and how engaged readers really are (top fans, engagement vs page views) Know what to publish next with content intelligence, heatmaps, and top-country reports Compare likes to sales with full WooCommerce store reports 20 more button styles and Display Automation to match your brand and place buttons without code Rating and FAQ schema published as schema.org markup so search engines can read your ratings Need profiles, share buttons, bulk vote tools, Elementor widgets, or REST API? Pro includes those too. Compare Free vs Pro for the full list. Browse templates | Documentation