Favorites vs Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Favorites has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 132 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Favorites has accumulated 294K+ total downloads while Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn has 488K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Favorites | Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 132 | ► | 272 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 294K+ | ► | 488K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 11 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2013 | |
| Age | 11 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.6 | 2.6.59 |
Rating Breakdown
Favorites
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Favorites averaged approximately 46 daily downloads while Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn averaged 112.
Recent Reviews
Favorites Reviews
Insecure
The plugin works great. But from quite some time we’re getting wordfence saying this is highly vulnerable but we’re not getting any update of plugin from 8 months
Exactly What We Needed – Simple, Effective, and Customisable
Simple, lightweight, and works flawlessly. We styled the shortlist, added a clear button, and integrated it into a form — all without issues. Highly recommended — thanks for a great plugin!
As simple as it is ingenious
The plugin met my needs exactly. It can be adapted really well to your own needs and it works. Many thanks to the author.
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn Reviews
Perfect
Perfect
Great Plugin
Easy to customize, works fine for me
Simply Flawless !!!
Kudos to the entire team behind this amazing plugin; it does what it says and works perfectly with caching websites as well. Please ensure it continues to work as flawlessly as usual with each update
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