Yes, Give a Beer is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Give a Beer?

Give a Beer has 10 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Give a Beer alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Give a Beer include Firelight Lightbox, Imsanity, Menu Image, Icons made easy. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Give a Beer work with the latest WordPress?

Give a Beer has been tested up to WordPress 2.8.4. It requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+.

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Give a Beer

Name: Give a Beer
Author: Ciprian Turcu

Widget that will enable visitors to give you/the site a virtual beer by clicking on the widget.

By Ciprian Turcu·Image·Free

·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago

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As of April 2026, Give a Beer is a WordPress image plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 5.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.

0/5Rating

10active installs

5.7K+total downloads

17 yearssince 2009

Overview

Widget that will enable visitors to give you/the site a virtual beer by clicking on the widget.

UPDATE: You can add a paypal link in widget settings under widgets and you can receive donations “for beer” from your visitors.

The widget is the image of a beer and the statistics of how many beers you received so far.
Once someone gave you a beer he/she must wait for other 3 persons to give a beer untill he/she can give again

Requires JavaScript Enabled (sends beer withouth page reload) or it will not work.

Warning! In order for the transparency to work in ie6 you must install Ie6 Png Fix plugin.

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