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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Likes

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Likes

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for likes 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 15 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. 15 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. Jetpack Best overall 88/100
  2. 2. Simple Local Avatars 88/100
  3. 3. WP ULike 88/100
  4. 4. Advanced iFrame 85/100
  5. 5. Fullwidth Templates for Any Theme & Page Builder 85/100
  6. 6. WP Server Health Stats 85/100
  7. 7. Remove Category URL 84/100
  8. 8. WP Performance Score Booster 84/100
  9. 9. Favorites 84/100
  10. 10. Open Graph 83/100
  11. 11. Easy Social Like Box 82/100
  12. 12. Comments Like Dislike 81/100
  13. 13. Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 81/100
  14. 14. AxiaChat AI 81/100
  15. 15. Content Blocks Builder 81/100
1 Jetpack
Best overall Free by Automattic

Jetpack

Improve your WP security with powerful one-click tools like backup, WAF, and malware scan. Includes free tools like stats, CDN and social sharing.

3.7★
from 2,406 ratings
3M+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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3 WP ULike
Free by Alimir

WP ULike

One-click like buttons your visitors actually use, plus a built-in analytics dashboard that shows what your audience loves. No vote limits.

4.8★
from 281 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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4 Advanced iFrame
Free by mdempfle

Advanced iFrame

Include content the way YOU like in an iframe that can hide and modify elements, does auto-height, forward parameters and does many, many more...

4.4★
from 54 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
6 WP Server Health Stats
Free by iSaumya

WP Server Health Stats

Monitor your WP site the right way with most important stats like Database, PHP details, PHP Memory, RAM Usage, CPU load, Server Uptime & more.

4.8★
from 110 ratings
9k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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7 Remove Category URL
Free by Themeisle

Remove Category URL

Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.

4.2★
from 59 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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8 WP Performance Score Booster
Free by Dipak Gajjar

WP Performance Score Booster

Make website faster, speed up page load time and improve performance scores in tools like Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, Pingdom, and more.

4.6★
from 339 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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9 Favorites
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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10 Open Graph
Free by Will Norris

Open Graph

Adds Open Graph metadata to your posts and pages so that they look great when shared on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

4.3★
from 13 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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11 Easy Social Like Box
Free by johnnash1975

Easy Social Like Box

WP Facebook Like Box Plugin enables you to display the facebook page likes in sidebar widget or popup. Display like button for the posts.

4.4★
from 18 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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13 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
Free by LikeBtn

Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn

Add Like button to posts, pages, comments, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, bbPress, UM, custom posts! Sort content by likes! Get instant stats and insights!

4.4★
from 273 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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14 AxiaChat AI
Free by Esteban

AxiaChat AI

The best AI Chatbot for WordPress. Like having ChatGPT trained on your content — turn your site into a 24/7 sales & support machine.

5★
from 12 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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15 Content Blocks Builder
Free by Phi Phan

Content Blocks Builder

Group core blocks into containers or repeaters to create layouts like grid, carousel, popup, accordion all in the Block Editor. Fast. Easy.

5★
from 13 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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