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Free Plugin by Tareq Hasan v1.0

Favorite Post

This is a simple yet another favorite post plugin.

Favorite Post

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 7
Active installs
60+
Price
Free
Last updated
14 Mar 2020
Added
Aug 2013
Requires WP
3.3
Tested up to
WP 5.4.21
Downloads
8,397

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Favorite Post is a WordPress plugin that allows logged-in users to mark posts as favorites. It provides a button for users to favourite posts and a widget to display these favorites. The plugin supports custom post types and offers shortcodes for easy integration into your site.

This plugin is suitable for websites that want to enhance user engagement by allowing visitors to save their preferred content. It is particularly useful for blogs or content-heavy sites where users may want to revisit certain posts easily.

Best for: This plugin is best for blogs or content-rich sites looking to improve user interaction.

What it does well

  • ✓Allows users to favorite posts
  • ✓Includes a widget for displaying favorite posts
  • ✓Supports custom post types
  • ✓Provides shortcodes for easy integration

Where it falls short

  • •Only works for logged-in users
  • •May have bugs and lacks many features
  • •Limited information on support and updates

Verdict

Favorite Post offers basic functionality for user engagement but may require further development for a more robust experience.

From the developer

Tareq Hasan's own description of Favorite Post, lightly tidied.

This is a simple yet another favorite post plugin for WordPress.

Features

  1. Gives a button to favorite a post.
  2. Works only for logged in users.
  3. Has a favorite post widget
  4. Custom post type support

Usage

  1. Insert <?php if ( function_exists( 'wfp_button' ) ) wfp_button(); ?> this code in your post page to show a favorite post link.
  2. $favorites = WeDevs_Favorite_Posts::init()->get_favorites(); – get favorite posts. Supports 3 parameters, post_type, limit, offset. The default post_type is all, for getting all post types.
  3. Show favorite posts in a widget.
  4. Use the shortcode [favorite-post-btn] for inserting the favorite post link. You can also pass a post id as a parameter. [favorite-post-btn post_id="938"].
  5. Use the shortcode [favorite-post] to display favorited posts. You can also pass these parameters: user_id, count, post_type. e.g. [favorite-post user_id="1" count="5" post_type="all"]

Contribute

This may have bugs and lack of many features. If you want to contribute on this project, you are more than welcome. Please fork the repository from Github.

Author

Brought to you by Tareq Hasan from weDevs

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Tagged as

topic Bookmark Favorites Post Type Post Types