Plugin Review – WP ULike

Plugin Review – WP ULike

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ulike/

Version Tested: V 2.4.2

WP ULike is a WordPress plugin that also supports BuddyPress, bbPress and a number of other plugins, it aims to be a comprehensive “Like” system for your site and enables site users to like a wide range of content types, including posts, forum topics and replies, comments and activity updates.

Installing WP ULike is a case of installing and activating the plugin, following which the plugin will take you to an About page which takes you through getting started. This page gives you a basic introduction to WP ULike and provides the option either to view the statistics that it collects or to go to the settings page.

The settings page is located at Dashboard>>WP ULike>>WP ULike Settings and it is here that you can choose the theme for likes, the location of the like button, display filters, whether guests or only logged in users can like items, information about which users liked the item and their avatar display and a wide range of other options.

Once you have chosen your preferred settings, like buttons will appear for Posts, Comments, in the forum areas and also the BuddyPress areas and WP ULike will start collecting statistics based on who is liking what.

Opening up the DashBoard>>WP ULIike>>WP ULike Statistics page displays all of the statistics gathered for your site, including the total number of likes, a graph of likes over time, the top likers etc. It’s pretty comprehensive though what it does not tell you is the top liked content, which is a shame as this is probably one thing that would be most valuable on a large site.

I find WP ULike to be a very useful plugin and I install it on most sites I help setup, I give this plugin 9 out of 10 as it gives you the ability to like most items that are desired with the exception of media content from plugins such as MediaPress or rtMedia, I suggest that adding these would be of great benefit.

My Star Rating

Other Peoples Reviews

massimilianolongo93

Un plugin che ne vale 10!

Un plugin eccezionale, pieno di funzionalità e altamente personalizzabile! Ottimo anche per essere usato come strumento per la creazione di app grazie al supporto rest api! Il servizio di supporto è rapidissimo, cordiale e molto preparato. Un plugin che vale veramente la pena di acquistare!

March 19, 2021

Shahin Kalantar (skalanter)

Excellent Work

Simple and useful functionality 👌🏼

March 18, 2021

namastenora

Not Supported by WP

"wp-ulike" has been deactivated, plugins that insert or update the database on page load can cause severe performance issues for your site and are not supported." [...] Required plugin on my theme continuous to disable and not work causing my website to have code displaying. It's compatible with my theme but not supported by Wordpress anymore. This needs work. Read more »

January 31, 2021

obi55

Please never abandon this plugin

After trying 2 other plugin options (WP Frontend, WP User Manager), this one wins for its approach to minimalist and simplistic light look.

January 23, 2021

dspplug

Breaks on update

I speak from the perspective of a developer who was using this tool to work on his professional page. Frankly, a pro version seems out of place and feature sets get bloated, I wouldn't want such features. I want a thumbs up or down, but lately since updating your plug-in stopped displaying [...]correctly. The search continues - DSPplug EDIT: They looked into problems with the new version, and though they checked into it and gave Me professional assurances. That was nice of them and very professional, but the problem arises, that the number does not update through ajax (realtime). It used to, which is why I set it to 4 stars. Having Ajax is a selling point. EDIT: I fixed the aesthetics of this plug-in. Find those fixes here (in a support topic): https://wordpress.org/support/topic/aesthetic-fix-for-wp-ulike-users/#new-topic-0 4 stars because if you know how to code you can fix it and make it work better. Read more »

January 21, 2021

sashldn

Resolved Issues and Great Communication

I'd like to thank Alimir for sorting a few issues out & keeping communication clear and constant. Appreciate it especially as it's holiday season and pandemic so probably a busy time. Looking forward to more features in this plugin and using your services again in future.

January 8, 2021

gabrieluno

It's just great

I use WP Ulike Pro and it is incredible, it is easy to use and with many options, it also has extra functions to work with Elementor. Congratulations on the great work!

November 9, 2020

webby87

looks like a great plugin

Thanks for the reply! Cant wait to start playing around with this plugin

October 23, 2020

pabloeduardo

This is the true Ranking Plugin of all!

They will surpass your expectation not only with the plugin but with their service. Thay are willing to walk with you and solve the troubles that you may encounter.

October 22, 2020

Lynn (msfatgraycat)

Fits My Needs Exactly

The free plugin fits my needs exactly. The templates, and available css options on the free version are great. Great work by Alimir. I would make a donation if I could (Since I do not need the full paid version)

August 30, 2020