Best like button plugins for WordPress
The most popular like button plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP ULike leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Easy Social Like Box (6K+) and Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn (3K+). All 26 plugins tagged “like button” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 like button plugins
- 1.
WP ULikeThe most installed like button plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 283 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Easy Social Like Box6K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 18 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 273 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
All-in-one Like Widget1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Solid Post Likes500+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 9 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
FireCask Like & Share Button400+ active installs. Rated 2.7 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 8.
Love Me200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
WP1 Like30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 10.
Applause30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 26 plugins tagged “like button”
WP ULike
#680by Alimir22 days ago
One-click like buttons your visitors actually use, plus a built-in analytics dashboard that shows what your audience loves. No vote limits.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.8(283)
- Downloads
- 433/day
Easy Social Like Box
Down in the last 7 days:11#2,725by johnnash19753 months ago
WP Facebook Like Box Plugin enables you to display the facebook page likes in sidebar widget or popup. Display like button for the posts.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.4(18)
- Downloads
- 37/day
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
Down in the last 7 days:13#3,648by LikeBtn10 days ago
Add Like button to posts, pages, comments, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, bbPress, UM, custom posts! Sort content by likes! Get instant stats and insights!
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(273)
- Downloads
- 99/day
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
Up in the last 7 days:5#5,314by A WP Life2 months ago
A very easy and simple Facebook like box shortcode and widget plugin with mini profile, like Button, Share Button plugin For WordPress
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(7)
- Downloads
- 21/day
All-in-one Like Widget
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,676by Jeroen Peters2 months ago
All-in-one Like Widget for your Facebook page. Quickly add a Like button, activity stream and/or a Fanbox in a widget.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Solid Post Likes
Down in the last 7 days:1#8,791by oacstudio25 days ago
A like button for all post types. Solid and simple.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.8(9)
- Downloads
- 17/day
FireCask Like & Share Button
Up in the last 7 days:9#9,906by Alex Moss1 year ago
Insert the Facebook Like and/or Send button to any post, page or template with this simple plugin. Also lets you add them via shortcode anywhere in yo …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 2.7(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Love Me
Up in the last 7 days:12#12,292by Kantari Samy1 month ago
Display a very simple and customisable like button for your posts or any custom post type.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP1 Like
Up in the last 7 days:378#23,055by wponeco2 years ago
Display Like button on posts, pages, custom post types and WooCommerce products.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Applause
Down in the last 7 days:118#24,180by Web Guy7 months ago
Add an applause/like/upvote button to your content.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Lyket like buttons
Down in the last 7 days:452#28,515by Lyket5 years ago
Lyket like buttons lets you add beautiful clap, like and dislike buttons on your Wordpress website.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
rng-ajaxlike
#31,468by Abolfazl Sabagh7 years ago
rng-ajaxlike allow the visitor to like posts content on a single page using Ajax technology.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Topic Like Button for bbPress
Down in the last 7 days:354#34,314by dahousecatz8 years ago
Defines two functions: bbp_topic_like_button() and get_bbp_topic_like_button(). Use these in your bbPress topic template file to add an ajax powered l …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Managed posts rating ★ Like button
Up in the last 7 days:1,966#45,556by Daria Levchenko10 months ago
Rating system for your WordPress site with a simple "like" button and advanced admin panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pro Like Button
#47,250by protsport49911 month ago
Adds buttons to posts with the ability to sort them.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kento Like Post
#47,713by PluginsPoint11 years ago
Facebook Style like button for WordPress with like count and user thumbnails.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Express It
Down in the last 7 days:1,560#48,114by ahsanic7 years ago
Express it adds like/dislike button to your post. It lets your reader like/dislike your post, to let you know how they feel about your post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dropp Pay Tipping
Down in the last 7 days:7,035#48,373by Dropp Payment App26 days ago
The most economical way to accept tips, donations from your fans and visitors of your website or blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day
Awesome Content Reactions
Down in the last 7 days:315#65,163by Bahar Hussain9 days ago
Add like buttons and emoji reactions to WordPress posts and pages, with reaction counts, analytics, and no external tracking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Like Dislike
Up in the last 7 days:4,761#65,869by Ankit Panchal1 month ago
Like and dislike buttons with live counts for posts, pages, products and comments, a "Was this helpful?" mode, most liked posts, and stats.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Zodan Like Button
Up in the last 7 days:3,987#67,770by Marten Moolenaar1 month ago
Display a very simple and customisable like button for your posts or any custom post type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Comments Anywhere for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:5,503#69,019by Christian Wedel1 month ago
Add social comments, like buttons & instant AJAX sign-up anywhere in Elementor. Modal comments, liked-posts feed, Altcha spam protection. Self-hosted.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Suuna Heart Reaction
Down in the last 7 days:2,512#70,730by Recolon3 months ago
A floating reaction button that showers the screen with hearts when visitors click it. A fun way to let readers cheer for your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CodeChief
#73,326by Mahedi Hasan6 years ago
A awesome WordPress plugin to manage many user options and create many new features easily from admin panel.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MageComp LikeIt
#73,585by Magecomp LLP2 days ago
Add Like, Favourite & Social Share buttons to WordPress posts, pages, and WooCommerce products with flexible display and customization options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Likenook
#74,223by Sanjay Shankar17 days ago
Like and dislike buttons for posts, pages, products and comments. Thumbs up voting, Was this helpful? feedback, Most Liked Posts and analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day