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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Favorites

11 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Favorites

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for favorites comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 11 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 11 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Favorites Best overall 84/100
  2. 2. HivePress Favorites 83/100
  3. 3. CBX Bookmark & Favorite 80/100
  4. 4. Admin Bookmarks 80/100
  5. 5. BuddyPress Favorite Notification 76/100
  6. 6. My Favorites 75/100
  7. 7. Slickstream: Engagement and Conversions 73/100
  8. 8. Lesson Bookmark for Tutor LMS 59/100
  9. 9. Favorite Links Widget 46/100
  10. 10. Favorite Post 45/100
  11. 11. EFavourite Posts 44/100
1 Favorites
Best overall Free by Hook & Filter

Favorites

Favorites for any post type. Easily add favoriting/liking, wishlists, or any other similar functionality using the developer-friendly API.

4.6★
from 133 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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9 Favorite Links Widget
Free by Anil Kumar Panigrahi

Favorite Links Widget

Get the new Favorite links widget which can display Favorite links in your WordPress blog or site sidebar. Developed by Anil Kumar Panigrahi.

5★
from 2 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2016
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
46

WPScore

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11 EFavourite Posts
Free by Paresh Sagar

EFavourite Posts

Do you want to allow your users to add Most Favorite Posts in WordPress Website?

4.3★
from 6 ratings
30+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2019
Tested to
WP 5.0.27
44

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org