Comment Emojis for WP
Add a lightweight emoji picker to the comment textarea, allowing users to insert emojis and react to posts or comments.
Plugin info
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Stale • Last updated 337 days ago • 2 reviews
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Description
Comment Emojis for WP adds a lightweight emoji picker to the comment textarea on your WordPress site. This allows users to insert emojis into their comments or react to posts and comments with emojis. The plugin is intuitive, fast, and enhances user interaction on your site.
Features:
– React to any post or comment with emojis.
– Guests or logged-in users can react to comments.
– Recent emojis are saved and displayed in the picker.
– Emoji search functionality by emoji names.
– Filter emojis by categories or scroll through the picker.
– Add multiple emojis directly to the comment textarea.
Setup and Configuration
- Go to Settings > Comment Emojis in your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Configure the available options by ticking the checkboxes.
- Save your changes.
Notes
This plugin follows WordPress coding standards and is designed to be lightweight for optimal performance. For support, visit the plugin’s support forum.
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
- In the search bar, type
Comment Emojis for WP. - Locate the plugin and click Install Now.
- Once installed, click Activate.
Manual Installation
- Download the latest version of the plugin as a
.zipfile. - Extract the plugin folder and upload it to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory of your WordPress installation. - Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to the Plugins menu.
- Find
Comment Emojis for WPin the list and click Activate.
Frequently Asked Questions
A: Yes, the plugin is compatible with most WordPress themes that use the standard WordPress comment form.
A: The plugin uses a prebuilt set of popular emojis. Future updates may include customization options.
A: Yes, the emoji picker is fully responsive and works on mobile and desktop devices.
A: Yes, guests can react to comments with emojis unless restricted by the site admin.
Review feed
Fun and Easy Emoji Picker for Comments
Lightweight plugin enables emogis in comments, by default WordPress not provided
Screenshots

Adding multiple emojis to a comment (screenshot-1.jpg).

Displaying emojis in a submitted comment (screenshot-2.jpg).

Adding only emojis (without text) in the comment textarea (screenshot-3.jpg).

Searching for emojis in the picker (screenshot-4.jpg).

Displaying recent emojis in the picker (screenshot-5.jpg).

Plugin settings page (screenshot-6.jpg).
Changelog
1.1.0
- Tested up to WordPress 6.4.2.
- Fixed compatibility issues with PHP 8.1.
- Improved emoji picker performance and responsiveness.
- Enhanced emoji insertion in comment areas.
- Minor bug fixes and UI improvements.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added emoji picker for comment textareas.
- Implemented emoji reactions for posts and comments.
- Enabled emoji search, categories, and recent emojis in the picker.
- Added support for multiple emojis in a single comment.