Vijay parihar

The Post Engagement Widget provides a simple yet powerful way to gather user feedback on your content. With just a few clicks, you can add beautiful, AJAX-powered Like and Dislike buttons to your posts and comments, encouraging visitors to interact with your site.
The plugin is designed to be lightweight and easy to use. The settings panel gives you full control over colors, labels, and display rules, while the included shortcode allows you to place the voting buttons anywhere you want.
Key Features for Initial Release:
<ul>
<li>AJAX-Powered Voting: No page reloads. The interface updates instantly for a smooth, modern user experience.</li>
<li>Post & Comment Engagement: Add like/dislike buttons to both posts and comments right out of the box.</li>
<li>Guest Voting: Optionally allow non-logged-in users to vote (uses cookies to prevent duplicate votes).</li>
<li>Full Customization: Use the built-in color pickers to match the buttons to your theme’s design.</li>
<li>Emoji or Text Labels: Choose between classic “Like/Dislike” text or modern 👍/👎 emoji labels.</li>
<li>Automatic Display on Posts: Automatically add voting buttons to the end of all your blog posts with a single checkbox.</li>
<li>Universal Shortcode: Use the <code>[engage_widgetment_widget]</code> shortcode to manually place buttons on any page, product, or custom post type.</li>
<li>Clean Uninstall: When you delete the plugin, it cleans up all its settings and data from your database, leaving no trace behind.</li>
<li>Developer Friendly: Highly extensible with a complete set of actions and filters for advanced customization.</li>
</ul>
<h3>For Developers (Advanced Customization)</h3>
We’ve included several hooks to allow you to extend the plugin’s functionality. Here are some examples of what you can do.
Filters
<code>engage_widget_auto_display_post_types</code> 
Modify the list of post types where buttons are automatically displayed.
<pre><code>add_filter( 'engage_widget_auto_display_post_types', 'add_my_cpt_for_voting' );
function add_my_cpt_for_voting( $post_types ) {
 // Add support for a 'portfolio' custom post type
 $post_types[] = 'portfolio';
 return $post_types;
}
</code></pre>
<code>engage_widget_render_buttons_html</code> 
Filter the final HTML of the buttons for posts.
<pre><code>add_filter( 'engage_widget_render_buttons_html', 'my_custom_post_buttons_wrapper', 10, 2 );
function my_custom_post_buttons_wrapper( $html, $post_id ) {
 return '<div class="my-wrapper">' . $html . '</div>';
}
</code></pre>
<code>engage_widget_render_comment_buttons_html</code> 
Filter the final HTML of the buttons for comments.
<pre><code>add_filter( 'engage_widget_render_comment_buttons_html', 'my_custom_comment_buttons_wrapper', 10, 2 );
function my_custom_comment_buttons_wrapper( $html, $comment_object ) {
 return '<div class="my-wrapper">' . $html . '</div>';
}
</code></pre>
<code>engage_widget_user_can_vote</code> 
Add custom permission logic to prevent a vote. Return <code>false</code> to block the vote.
<pre><code>add_filter( 'engage_widget_user_can_vote', 'prevent_voting_on_own_post', 10, 4 );
function prevent_voting_on_own_post( $permission, $item_type, $item_id, $user_id ) {
 if ( $item_type === 'post' && $user_id > 0 ) {
 if ( get_post_field( 'post_author', $item_id ) == $user_id ) {
 return false; // Prevent users from voting on their own posts
 }
 }
 return $permission;
}
</code></pre>
Actions
<code>engage_widget_after_vote_processed</code> 
Fire a custom action after a vote is successfully recorded.
<pre><code>add_action( 'engage_widget_after_vote_processed', 'my_custom_action_on_vote', 10, 4 );
function my_custom_action_on_vote( $item_type, $item_id, $vote, $user_id ) {
 if ( $item_type === 'post' && $vote === 'like' ) {
 // Example: Send a notification or update a transient
 error_log( "User {$user_id} liked post {$item_id}." );
 }
}
</code></pre>
<code>engage_widget_after_settings_fields</code> 
Add your own custom fields to the plugin’s settings page.
<pre><code>add_action( 'engage_widget_after_settings_fields', 'my_custom_engage_widget_setting' );
function my_custom_engage_widget_setting( $settings ) {
 // HTML for your new setting field
}
</code></pre>

Post Engagement Widget

Add AJAX-powered Like and Dislike buttons to your posts & comments. A simple and lightweight way to boost user engagement.

Happy Coders

Regan Khadgi

Posts Like Dislike is the Free WordPress Plugin to enable Like and Dislike Icons for default WordPress Posts or any other post types. Choose Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down, Smiley or Frown, Right or Wrong icons or your own custom like dislike icons, choice is yours.
Posts Like Dislike increases the interaction with the WordPress posts/post types by enabling likes and dislikes buttons along with the count.
<h4>Posts Like Dislike Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Status
<ul>
<li>Enable or Disable Posts Like Dislike for posts/page or any other post types</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Like Dislike Position
<ul>
<li>After Post</li>
<li>Before Post</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Like Dislike Display
<ul>
<li>Display Both Like and Dislike</li>
<li>Display Like Only</li>
<li>Display Dislike Only</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Like Dislike Restriction
<ul>
<li>Cookie Restriction</li>
<li>IP Restriction</li>
<li>No Restriction</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Like Dislike Order
<ul>
<li>Like Dislike</li>
<li>Dislike Like </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>4 Pre Available Icon Templates
<ul>
<li>Thumbs Up Thumbs Down</li>
<li>Heart or Heart Beat</li>
<li>Right or Wrong</li>
<li>Smiley or Frown</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Custom Like Dislike Icon Upload feature</li>
<li>Icon Color Configuration</li>
<li>Count Color Configuration</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
[posts_like_dislike id=post_id] 
Please replace post_id with the id of the post or remove id parameter for considering the post id as the id of global $post object
<h4>Custom Function</h4>
<pre><code><?php echo do_shortcode('[posts_like_dislike id=post_id]');?>
</code></pre>
Please replace post_id with the id of the post or remove id parameter for considering the post id as the id of global $post object
If you are using in your single.php template file then you can use below code

Posts Like Dislike

A unique way to know what people think about your content.

Good Plugin


This is a great and simple plugin, and lightweight also.



There are many plugins out there in the market bloated with ads, and loaded with lots of css and js. But, this one is very lightweight.



I just have one requirement, I've to display top 10 most liked posts in the widget on frontend?



Is it possible?


Does it have most liked posts widget?


This is incredibly lightweight, and it doesn't even create additional DB tables.I think it's the best plugin for likes and dislikes.


it's the best plugin

Like Dislike for WordPress Posts | WordPress Page | Custom Post Types

Post Engagement Widget vs Posts Like Dislike