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NETWAYS WP Thumbs

A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds thumbs up/down voting to single blog posts

by NETWAYS · github.com/netways/netways-wp-thumbs · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/netways/netways-wp-thumbs/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/netways/netways-wp-thumbs ↗

A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds thumbs up/down voting to single blog posts.

Overview

NETWAYS WP Thumbs renders a pair of 👍 / 👎 buttons on single posts via a shortcode. Votes are counted per post and loaded through AJAX so the counts stay correct even behind full-page caching. Icons adapt to the active theme: the plugin uses the built-in ETmodules icons when Divi (or a Divi child theme) is active, and falls back to Font Awesome otherwise.

Key Features

  • 👍 / 👎 vote buttons rendered by a simple shortcode
  • Vote counts loaded via AJAX to survive page caching
  • LocalStorage and cookies prevent multiple votes per user and post
  • Divi/ETmodules icons when Divi is active, Font Awesome fallback otherwise
  • Multi-language ready via the standard WordPress i18n API (de_DE / en_US included)

Installation

  1. Download or clone the plugin into your WordPress plugins directory as wp-content/plugins/netways-wp-thumbs:

    git clone https://github.com/NETWAYS/netways-wp-thumbs.git \
  wp-content/plugins/netways-wp-thumbs

    Alternatively, download the ZIP from GitHub and upload it via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin in the WordPress admin.

  2. Activate NETWAYS WP Thumbs in the WordPress admin under Plugins.

  3. Add the shortcode [netways_wp_thumbs] to any post where the voting UI should appear.

Usage

Insert the shortcode into the body of any post:

[netways_wp_thumbs]

The buttons render only on single post views. When a visitor votes, the count updates via AJAX and a per-post cookie plus LocalStorage entry prevents them from voting again.

Requirements

  • WordPress ≥ 6.0
  • PHP ≥ 7.4

Icons & External Assets

When a Divi (ETmodules) theme is active, icons are rendered from the theme's built-in icon font — no external requests are made. When Divi is not active, the plugin loads Font Awesome from https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com. If you operate under the GDPR and want to avoid third-party requests, consider self-hosting Font Awesome or running a Divi-based theme.

Uninstall

Deactivating the plugin only stops the shortcode from rendering; it leaves the collected data in place. Vote counts are stored as post meta (_netways_thumb_up and _netways_thumb_down) on each post and are not removed automatically.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the release history.

License

GPLv2 or later. See the LICENSE file for details.

Author

NETWAYS