I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts
Enable your visitors to easily like or recommend your posts with a single click, enhancing engagement without the need for comments.
4.7(37 reviews)
·5.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 months agoAs of April 2026, I Recommend This is a WordPress like plugin with 5.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 37 reviews. It has been downloaded 390K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Downloads are up 110% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: WP ULike – Like & Dislike Buttons for….
4.7/537 reviews
5.0K+active installs
0%resolved
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
“I Recommend This” allows your visitors to effortlessly like or recommend your posts with a single click, making it easier for them to show their appreciation without leaving a comment. Enhance your site’s engagement by providing a simple, user-friendly way for readers to interact with your content.
Features:
- Display a counter for likes/recommendations.
- Widget and shortcode to display the most liked posts.
- Choose between a “Thumbs Up” or “Heart” icon.
- Prevents multiple votes from the same user via cookies and IP address tracking.
- View and sort posts by likes in the post edit page.
- Better GDPR compliance with anonymized IPs
- Built-in query block compatibility
- Extensive action and filter hooks for developers
Advanced Options:
- Hide the counter if t…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Looks great
by johng63jfg·7 months ago·1 reply
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!
by opicron·1 year ago
Useful plugin
by Hung PD·1 year ago·1 reply
Just wanna say that it’s a simple but easy-to-use plugin. Keep the good work!!!
♥
by chocolacaat·7 years ago·1 reply
Thumbs up and ♥. LOVE IT!
Love it!
by flowdee·7 years ago·1 reply
Really awesome plugin I love to use on my sites!
Download Trends
Today: 30Yesterday: 33This week: 202Period total: 18K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.0
45.4%
v3.7
23.3%
v3.8
18.2%
v3.9
6.9%
v3.10
6.0%
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Changelog
4.0.1 – (10 APril 2025)
- Updated translation template (.pot) using WP-CLI
- Removed outdated .po/.mo files
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