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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 6, 2026

Best Like Button Plugins for WordPress

24 plugins are tagged “like button” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is WP ULike with 60K+ active installs.

Plugins in category24
#1 by installsWP ULike
Top-24 installs73.3K+
Avg. health (this page)53/100

24 Like Button plugins

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Best Like Button Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics One-click like buttons your visitors actually use, plus a built-in analytics dashboard that… by Alimir 60K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (282) 13 hours ago 94
2 Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget WP Facebook Like Box Plugin enables you to display the facebook page likes in sidebar… by johnnash1975 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (18) 3 months ago 73
3 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn Add Like button to posts, pages, comments, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, bbPress, UM, custom… by LikeBtn 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (273) 1 month ago 82
4 Profile Box Shortcode And Widget Profile Box Shortcode And Widget A very easy and simple Facebook like box shortcode and widget plugin with mini profile… by A WP Life 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (7) 2 months ago 73
5 All-in-one Like Widget All-in-one Like Widget All-in-one Like Widget for your Facebook page. Quickly add a Like button, activity stream… by Jeroen Peters 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (7) 2 months ago 78
6 Solid Post Likes Solid Post Likes A like button for all post types. Solid and simple. by oacstudio 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (8) 1 day ago 79
7 FireCask Like & Share Button FireCask Like & Share Button Insert the Facebook Like and/or Send button to any post, page or template with this simple… by Alex Moss 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.7 (7) 2 years ago 33
8 Love Me Love Me Display a very simple and customisable like button for your posts or any custom post type. by Kantari Samy 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 6 days ago 81
9 WP1 Like WP1 Like Display Like button on posts, pages, custom post types and WooCommerce products. by wponeco 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 2 years ago 31
10 Applause Applause Add an applause/like/upvote button to your content. by Web Guy 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 months ago 45
11 rng-ajaxlike rng-ajaxlike rng-ajaxlike allow the visitor to like posts content on a single page using Ajax technology. by Abolfazl Sabagh 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 7 years ago 31
12 Lyket like buttons Lyket like buttons Lyket like buttons lets you add beautiful clap, like and dislike buttons on your Wordpress… by Lyket 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 5 years ago 31
13 Topic Like Button for bbPress Topic Like Button for bbPress Defines two functions: bbp_topic_like_button() and get_bbp_topic_like_button(). Use these… by dahousecatz 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 8 years ago 23
14 Kento Like Post Kento Like Post Facebook Style like button for WordPress with like count and user thumbnails. by PluginsPoint 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (2) 11 years ago 18
15 Express It Express It Express it adds like/dislike button to your post. It lets your reader like/dislike your… by ahsanic 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 8 years ago 27
16 Dropp Pay Tipping Dropp Pay Tipping The most economical way to accept tips, donations from your fans and visitors of your… by Dropp Payment App 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 years ago 30
17 Managed posts rating ★ Like button Managed posts rating ★ Like button Rating system for your WordPress site with a simple "like" button and advanced admin panel. by Daria Levchenko 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 months ago 38
18 Pro Like Button Pro Like Button Adds buttons to posts with the ability to sort them. by protsport4991 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 weeks ago 73
19 Comments Anywhere for Elementor – Social Comments, Likes & More Comments Anywhere for Elementor Add social comments, like buttons & instant AJAX sign-up anywhere in Elementor. Modal… by Christian Wedel <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 week ago 64
20 CodeChief CodeChief A awesome WordPress plugin to manage many user options and create many new features easily… by Mahedi Hasan <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 years ago 28
21 Like Dislike – Like Buttons, Helpful Votes & Most Liked Posts Like Dislike Like and dislike buttons with live counts for posts, pages, products and comments, a "Was… by Ankit Panchal <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 64
22 Zodan Like Button Zodan Like Button Display a very simple and customisable like button for your posts or any custom post type. by Marten Moolenaar <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 64
23 MageComp LikeIt MageComp LikeIt Add Like, Favourite & Social Share buttons to WordPress posts, pages, and WooCommerce… by Magecomp LLP <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 55
24 Suuna Heart Reaction Suuna Heart Reaction A floating reaction button that showers the screen with hearts when visitors click it. A… by Recolon <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 55

Top Like Button plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement AnalyticsWP ULike vs Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar WidgetEasy Social Like Box WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement AnalyticsWP ULike vs Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtnLike Button Rating ♥… WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement AnalyticsWP ULike vs Profile Box Shortcode And WidgetProfile Box Shortcode… Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar WidgetEasy Social Like Box vs Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtnLike Button Rating ♥… Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar WidgetEasy Social Like Box vs Profile Box Shortcode And WidgetProfile Box Shortcode… Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtnLike Button Rating ♥… vs Profile Box Shortcode And WidgetProfile Box Shortcode…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 12.2Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.5KAI 2.4Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kanalytics 1.6Kgoogle 1.6Kelementor 1.6Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kperformance 1.2Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kcontact form 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1.1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 1Klinks 980

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026

What is the most popular like button plugin for WordPress?

WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics is the most popular like button plugin with 60K+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many like button plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 24 plugins tagged “like button” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which like button plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics has the highest rating at 4.8/5 from 282 reviews.

Are these like button plugins actively maintained?

7 of the top 24 like button plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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