=== WTI Like Post ===
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Tags: wp like post,wordpress like post,wp like page,wordpress like page,wplikepost,wplikepage,wti,webtechideas,wp vote page,wp vote post,wordpress vote page,wordpress vote post,thumbs up, thumbs down, most liked posts, recently liked posts
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 3.3.1
Stable tag: 1.4
A smooth ajax-based thumbs up/down functionality for wordpress posts/pages
== Description ==
WTI Like Post is a plugin for adding like (thumbs up) and unlike (thumbs down) functionality for wordpress posts/pages. On admin end alongwith handful of configuration settings, it will show a list of most liked posts/pages. If you have already liked a post/page and now you dislike it, then the old voting will be cancelled and vice-versa. It also has the option to reset the settings to default if needed. You can reset the like counts for all/selected posts/pages. It comes with two widgets, one to display the most liked posts/pages for a given time range and another to show recently liked posts.
= PRO Features =
1. Shortcode to place the like/unlike buttons inside post content
2. Functionality to disable auto-loading of the like/unlike buttons so that you can use the template tag inside your theme
3. Functionality to store voting counts (like, unlike, total) as post meta which can be used to show posts sorted by voting counts
4. Functionality to use texts instead of like/unlike images in case you want to have some encouraging texts which can't be conveyed using images
5. Functionality to show most liked/unliked posts from selected categories on Most Liked/Unliked Posts widget
6. Wide range of time including hours to have more control on the posts shown on the widget
7. My Most Liked/Unliked Posts widget to show posts liked by logged in user and also shortcode for showing the same on a page
8. Most Liked/Unliked Category Posts widget to show posts liked/unliked on the specific category page
9. Functionality to show post excerpt, thumbnail on all the available widgets
10. Functionality to have default message to encourage users to like posts
11. Functionality to see users who liked a post below the like/unlike buttons
12. In total 6 styles of buttons for like/unlike functionality
13. Functionality to see like count for each post in admin post list/edit section
Get the PRO version here
= Standard features =
1. AJAX thumbs up/down functionality without refreshing your screen
2. Wide range of voting period to allow users to revote after a specific period of time
3. 3 different voting styles with 3 set of images
4. Show/hide +/- symbols before like/unlike count
5. Reset all/selected like and unlike counts
6. Shortcode for showing most liked posts and recently liked posts on a page
7. Allow or block guest users to vote
8. Custom messages
9. Show thumbs up/down functionality on pages or not
10. Exclude specific posts/pages if you do not want this functionality to be shown there
11. Show excluded posts/pages on widget section or not
12. Show the thumbs up/down functionality on top of the content or at the bottom
13. Show the thumbs up/down functionality on left of the screen or right
14. Exclude specific sections like home, archive page not to show like/dislike functionality
15. Excluded categories not to show like/dislike functionality for posts under those categories
16. Allow specific posts from excluded categories to show like/dislike functionality
17. Excluded like/dislike functionality on post/page add/edit interface
18. Enter custom title text on hovering the like/unlike images
19. English, French, Polish language files
20. Widgets to show most liked posts and recently liked posts
**Plugin URL:** http://www.webtechideas.com/wti-like-post-plugin/ Plugin manual is available for downloading on the last page of the plugin url.
**Author's Blog:** Webtechideas
**Author's Other Plugins:** WTI Contact Back
== Installation ==
* Download the plugin and extract it.
* Upload the directory '/wti-like-post/' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory.
* Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
* Click on 'WTI Like Post' link under Settings menu to access the admin section.
== Screenshots ==
* Admin plugin link
* Plugin configuration settings
* Plugin frontend view
* Option to exclude like/dislike functionality on post/page add/edit section
* Most Liked Posts Widget admin view
* Most Liked Posts Widget frontend view
* Recently Liked Posts Widget admin view
* Recently Liked Posts Widget frontend view
* Most Liked Posts admin shortcode functionality
* Showing most liked posts on a page
* Recently Liked Posts admin shortcode functionality
* Showing recently liked posts on a page
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Can I disable auto loading of the like/unlike buttons and use template tag instead? =
Yes, this is possible. Using admin settings you can control this and you can use inside your theme file to render the like/unlike buttons.
= Does this plugin support shortcode for placing the like/buttons inside post/page content? =
Yes, this is available but in the PRO version of the plugin. Please get the plugin here.
= Can I restrict the user from revoting? =
Yes, you can do this. There is admin setting available. You can completely disallow a user from revoting or allow after a given period of time.
= Can guest users vote? =
Yes, there is option available to allow this. If you want to enable only logged in users to vote, you can also do that.
= Can I show post excerpt or thumbnail on the widgets for this plugin? =
Yes apart from post title, you can use settings in the widgets section whether to show/hide excerpt or/and thumbnail. You can also control the thumbnail size by providing any values like 100 or 150 etc. This is only available in PRO version.
= Can I show the users who like/unlike a given post? =
Yes, you can do this but this is only possible with PRO version. This functionality Please get the plugin here.
= Can I sort the posts by like/unlike count? =
Yes, this is possible. This plugin stores like/unlike count in terms of post meta, using that you can sort the posts. There is an example here for the same showing on category page.
= Can I use text instead of like/unlike images? =
Yes, this is also possible but available in the PRO version. Using this you can provide more meaningful message to the user which may not conveyed using images.
= Can I exclude few posts and categories where I don't want to show the like/unlike buttons? =
Yes, using plugin settings in the admin end, you can control this.
= Can I disable dislike button so that user can only like the posts =
Yes, this is possible by using plugin setting.
= Can I reset all/selected like/unlike counts? =
Yes, you can do this in the admin plugin settings.
= Can this plugin be used for pages as well? =
Yes, you can use this plugin against wordpress pages. You need to enable this feature in the admin plugin settings end.
= How many like/unlike button styles are available with this plugin =
In total there are 6 styles available. If you still need a different one, then place thumbs up/down images of same file name and same size.
== Changelog ==
= 1.4 =
* Option to exclude specific sections like home, archive page not to show like/dislike functionality
* Option to excluded categories not to show like/dislike functionality for posts under those categories
* Option to allow specific posts from excluded categories to show like/dislike functionality
* Option to exclude like/dislike functionality on post/page add/edit interface
* Option to enter custom title text on hovering the like/unlike images
* Added french, polish language files
= 1.3 =
* Option to reset all/selected like and unlike counts
* Option to show/hide +/- symbols before like/unlike count
* Option to show selected title text on hovering the like/unlike images
* Option to show widget on multiple widget positions
* Removed live updation of like count on widget section due to limitation
= 1.2 =
* Added shortcode for showing most liked posts interms of a page. Also fixed issues with css file
* Removed the restriction on showing max 10 posts on the widget. Now you can show more number of posts
* Added fix for default wordpress table prefix
= 1.1 =
* Added 3 different voting styles with 3 sets of images
= 1.0 =
* This is the first version