I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… vs WP-EMail (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for…
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 37 reviews) and leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… has accumulated 390K+ total downloads while WP-EMail has 514K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… | WP-EMail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 37 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 5.0K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 390K+ | ► | 514K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2006 | |
| Age | 14 years | 20 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.1+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.0.1 | 2.69.2 |
Rating Breakdown
I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for…
WP-EMail
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… averaged approximately 18 daily downloads while WP-EMail averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… Reviews
Looks great
UPDATE: This is working now. Maybe a cache issue on my end. All Looks great. This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by johng63jfg.
Great!
Lean and mean with a minimalistic (and overidable) button/css. Kudos to the developer! No bloat, no jQuery. After trying 8 other plugins this is the clear winner! This topic was modified 1
Useful plugin
Just wanna say that it’s a simple but easy-to-use plugin. Keep the good work!!!
WP-EMail Reviews
Thank you!
Works like a charm. Thank you for this great plugin!
Awesome plugin!
Lester, thank you very much for creation and continuous support and updates to your plugin! Works perfect, very flexible settings and can be customized to any liking. Great job! This topic was
Outstanding Little Must Have
This plugin is seriously good stuff. One of my clients has a use case where people without social media accounts need to share the link to the page but shouldn’t be forced to use their own e-mail clie
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