Simple Post Like
Add simple, intuitive reactions to your posts
by FrontTheme · github.com/fronttheme/simple-post-like · website
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Install
The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:
wp plugin install https://github.com/fronttheme/simple-post-like/releases/download/v1.0.0/simple-post-like.zipFrom the readme
Simple Post Like
Add simple, intuitive reactions to your posts.
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Simple Post Like is a lightweight, developer-friendly WordPress plugin that adds a clean like button to your posts. No bloat, no jQuery, no theme dependency — just a focused, well-built feature that works with any theme.
Three display styles. Flexible auto-injection. Guest likes with hashed IP tracking. A statistics dashboard. A sortable Likes column in your Posts list. All configurable from a clean admin page under Settings → Simple Post Like.
Features
- Three display styles — Button with label, Icon + Counter, Icon Only
- Auto-injection — before content, after content, both, or none on single posts
- Archive injection — like buttons on blog index, category, tag, and search pages
- Guest likes — optional, tracked by SHA-256 hashed IP (GDPR-friendly, no raw IPs stored)
- Shortcode — [simplepostlike] for manual placement anywhere
- Statistics dashboard — total likes, posts with likes, most liked posts leaderboard
- Posts list column — sortable Likes column on wp-admin/edit.php
- CSS custom properties — restyle the button entirely from your theme, no
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published | Asset | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | Mar 12, 2026 | simple-post-like.zip | 11 |