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I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts

by Harish Chouhan · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 15 months (last release 25 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
hchouhan25 Apr 2012 to 25 Jul 2025, 171 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20244
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Apr 2023I Recommend This <= 3.8.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 3.8.33.9.0190
22 Mar 2023I Recommend This <= 3.9.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 3.9.03.9.1471
11 Sep 2018I Recommend This < 3.8.2 - Cross-Site Scripting7.2< 3.8.23.8.21
24 Sep 2014I Recommend This < 3.7.3 - SQL Injection9.8< 3.7.33.7.31
24 Sep 2014I Recommend This <= 3.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode8.8<= 3.7.23.7.31

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 38 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star31
4 star5
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts
4 May 202656
11 May 202691
18 May 202684
25 May 2026104
1 Jun 202684
8 Jun 202692
15 Jun 202685
22 Jun 202685
29 Jun 202673
6 Jul 202699
13 Jul 202692
20 Jul 2026104
27 Jul 2026135
3 Aug 2026158
10 Aug 2026127
17 Aug 2026144
24 Aug 2026102
31 Aug 202683
7 Sep 202698
14 Sep 2026178
21 Sep 2026122
28 Sep 2026133
5 Oct 2026132
12 Oct 202697
19 Oct 2026197
26 Oct 2026198
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Rate My Post - Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWPScore 94 · 20,000+WP-PostRatingsScore 91 · 20,000+Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtnScore 89 · 3,000+kk Star Ratings - Rate Post & Collect User FeedbacksScore 87 · 70,000+WP ULike - Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement AnalyticsScore 87 · 60,000+

Facts

Version4.0.1
AuthorHarish Chouhan
Added25 Apr 2012
Last updated25 Jul 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagslike, love, post, rate, recommend

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Questions

Is I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts still maintained?

I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts was last updated on 25 Jul 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts safe?

I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts?

The wordpress.org author is Harish Chouhan. Recent committers: hchouhan, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of I Recommend This - Love/Like Button for WordPress Posts?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Rate My Post - Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP, WP-PostRatings, Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn, kk Star Ratings - Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks, WP ULike - Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics.

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