Posts Like Dislike vs I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… (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) while Posts Like Dislike leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Posts Like Dislike has accumulated 103K+ total downloads while I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… has 390K+. I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… has a higher support resolution rate (0% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Posts Like Dislike | I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 22 | ► | 37 |
| Active Installs | 6.0K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 103K+ | ► | 390K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2012 | |
| Age | 7 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 6.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.6 | 4.0.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Posts Like Dislike
I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Posts Like Dislike averaged approximately 23 daily downloads while I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for… averaged 18.
Recent Reviews
Posts Like Dislike Reviews
it’s the best plugin
This is incredibly lightweight, and it doesn’t even create additional DB tables.I think it’s the best plugin for likes and dislikes.
Не работает… вжух… и заработало :)
К сожалению, этот плагин не работает. Установил по инструкции. Открыл статью, нажал на “лайк” ничего не происходит. Только со второго раза меняется цвет лайка при нажатии, но сам лайк не появляется
Does it have most liked posts widget?
This is a great and simple plugin, and lightweight also. There are many plugins out there in the market bloated with ads, and loaded with lots of css and js. But, this one is very lightweight. I
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!!!
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