“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 the count is zero.
Customize messages for zero, one, or multiple likes.
Disable plugin CSS for custom styling.
Option to disable IP address saving to comply with GDPR.
Enhanced cookie management
IP address anonymization for stronger GDPR compliance

Shortcodes:

[irecommendthis] – Add the voting link to any page.
[irecommendthis_top_posts post_type='post' container='div' number='10' year='2023' monthnum='7'] – Display most recommended posts.

This plugin is based exactly on Benoit “LeBen” Burgener’s “I Like This” Plugin and has been modified after getting requests for the changes I had made on my website.

If you love the plugin, please consider rating it and clicking on “it works” button.

Example Sites Using the Plugin:

Flat UI Design Gallery

For Developers:

This plugin is being developed on GitHub.. If you want to collaborate, please look at I Recommend This plugin on GitHub.

Translations

You can help translate this plugin into your language using your WordPress.org account.

I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts