Love Button
Replacement for the Facebook Like button.
Use with caution
Love Button works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 54/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Love Button stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| button | >100 |
| like | >100 |
| love | #11 |
| upvote | #9 |
| vote | #54 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 6 reviews
About Love Button
From the official readme · v0.3Description
Replacement for the Facebook Like button.
By default, a love button is added to the bottom of the post content area, which can easily be styled with CSS.
Or use a simple shortcode:
[love]
Or use a simple shortcode with the following available parameter:
[love url="https://example.com/"]
Or use the direct HTML code (with additional configuration options):
<div class="love"><a class="love-button"></a></div>
Installation
Automatic
- From your WordPress Admin, navigate to: Plugins > Add New
- Search for: Love Button
- Install it
- Activate it
Manual
- Download
- Unzip
- Upload to /plugins/ folder
- Activate
Frequently asked questions
Why does the Love Button exist?
Like/love/upvote/favorite/thumbs up buttons are ubiquitous across social media, YouTube, and blogs, but most of them are proprietary and locked-in to that one website. The Facebook Like button was a major exception and genius marketing on Meta’s part, as they made it centralized and work universally everywhere. Genius, because this furthered their agenda to spy on people and collect their data. I looked far and wide to find a privacy-friendly alternative, and quite frankly, there really wasn’t anything good, at least nothing that lasted, so I made my own.
Are likes private?
Yes, at least as private as they possibly can be for centrally-hosted like counts. That said, while I don’t personally collect any data beyond the URLs and like counts, Cloudflare (which hosts the API and database) probably collects some additional data internally.
Changelog
For developers
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FAQ
Love Button: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Love Button free?
Yes. Love Button is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Love Button safe to use in 2026?
Love Button works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 5 months ago, and scores 54/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Love Button?
Love Button is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,761 times since it launched in February 2013. It was downloaded 125 times in the last 30 days.
Does Love Button work with WordPress 7.1?
Love Button is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Love Button last updated?
The latest version, 0.3, was released on April 26, 2026 (5 months ago).
Who makes Love Button?
Love Button is developed and maintained by Web Guy.
What are the best alternatives to Love Button?
The most popular alternatives to Love Button are AddQuicktag (100K+ installs), WP Edit (40K+ installs) and Forget About Shortcode Butt… (20K+ installs).
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