Best reaction plugins for WordPress
The most popular reaction plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ShareThis Reaction Buttons leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Rating Widget (400+) and Post Reaction (60+). All 9 plugins tagged “reaction” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 reaction plugins
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ShareThis Reaction ButtonsThe most installed reaction plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 5 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 2.
Rating Widget400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.
Post Reaction60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Init Review System40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Reaction30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.0.
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Reactions10+ active installs. Rated 2.9 from 23 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 7.
Suuna Heart ReactionFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
NewmojiFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 9.
Vote & Smiley ReactionFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 9 plugins tagged “reaction”
ShareThis Reaction Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:18#8,489by ShareThis1 month ago
Integrate ShareThis Reaction Buttons seamlessly into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.8(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Rating Widget
Up in the last 7 days:21#9,757by TotalSuite2 years ago
Enhance UX with a customizable rating widget 5 star, smiley, and thumbs up/down. Collect feedback and ratings for your website.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Post Reaction
Up in the last 7 days:26#19,150by bPlugins2 months ago
Add One-tap reaction buttons (like, love, care, and custom reactions) to any WordPress post type and count one-time reactions per user.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Init Review System
Down in the last 7 days:339#22,987by Init HTML1 month ago
Fast 5-star + multi-criteria reviews with schema, REST API, Block Editor & Abilities API support, emoji reactions, and localStorage voting.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Reaction
Up in the last 7 days:5#23,107by Palasthotel GmbH3 years ago
Provide an easy to use api for post, term and comment reactions.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reactions
Down in the last 7 days:8#29,116by Vicomi7 years ago
WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? With Feelback Reactions your audience can express how they are feeling about your content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.9(23)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Suuna Heart Reaction
#52,798by 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
Newmoji
Up in the last 7 days:9,925#55,913by benjaminguv0015 years ago
Your post generates emotions, count the reactions with this simple plugin | Tus post genera emociones, contabiliza las reacciones con este sencillo pl …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Vote & Smiley Reaction
#73,219by anspress4 years ago
Add vote and reactions to posts, comments and taxonomies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day