Product Likes

Before using this product on a production website you should thoroughly test it on a staging/development environment, including all aspects of your website and potential data volumes, even if not directly related to the functionality the product provides.

The same process should also be completed when updating any aspect of your website in future, such as performing installations/updates, making changes to any configuration, custom web development, etc.

Always refer to the changelog before updating.

Please see this documentation.

Please see this documentation.

• Perform the installation steps above
• Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Product likes
• Configure the settings as required, we recommend using the defaults
• Once the settings have been saved products throughout your store will display like buttons as per the settings used
• Once you have built up a number of likes go to Products > Likes to access the likes dashboard which shows how many likes products/customers have and you can view which products have been liked/which products specific customers have liked

You can access the settings at WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Product Likes.

It includes several configuration options including enabling like buttons for non-logged in users, my account likes list, display preferences, icon types and more.

• Enable
  • Enables product likes across your store, ensure you also enable at least one of the display options below.
• Enable if not logged in
  • Allows users without an account to like products, user will see their likes on products for 30 days or until cookies cleared. After this period likes by a not logged in user will still count towards the total number of product likes.
• Enable in account
  • Adds a page within the user’s account listing the products previously liked.
• Display on product pages
  • Displays a product like button on product pages. This is displayed via the woocommerce_product_meta_start hook which all themes generally include, if this setting is enabled and it is not displayed then ask your theme developer how to enable this hook, if you are using a page builder it should include a product meta block you can add to your page which will include this hook. Alternatively you can display this using the alternative woocommerce_after_add_to_cart_form hook by adding add_filter( 'wcpl_product_likes_products_alternative_hook', '__return_true' ); to your theme’s functions file, however this is not recommended as this hook is not used if a product is not purchasable (e.g. out of stock).
• Display on product archive pages
  • Displays a product like button on each product in an archive page (e.g. shop page, product categories, search, etc). This is displayed via the woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item hook which all themes generally include, if this setting is enabled and it is not displayed then ask your theme developer how to enable this hook, if you are using a page builder it should include a product archive (or similar name) block you can add to your page which will include this hook.
• Display on product blocks
  • Displays a product like button on each product in any core WooCommerce product block (excluding the All Products block due to extensibility constraints).
• Display total likes
  • Displays the total number of likes if a product has been liked.
• Icon
  • Icon type used for product likes. If you wish to use a custom icon set this to none (or disable styles entirely) and apply your own with custom CSS.
• Styles
  • Adds styles to product likes, if disabled this will remove all styles from product likes including the icon chosen, this option should only be disabled if you wish to style product likes yourself with CSS.

Product like buttons and total likes are shown on the product page and on each product in an archive page (e.g. product category), you can disable the display on either of these areas if needed. You can select the icon type (heart, thumb or none) or choose to remove all styling and style yourself with CSS.

A list of all the products a user has liked is included in the likes tab in their account.

The likes dashboard can be accessed via Products > Likes and shows a list of your products and their likes total. You can click a like total to see which customers/how many guests liked the product. The likes dashboard and be searched/sorted and you can export/print all the data. It also includes a customer totals tab which lists all customers, how many likes they’ve made and you can click the total likes to see which products they liked.

For users who aren’t logged in their likes will count towards the product’s like total and their likes will remain visible when they visit your store until their cookie expires or is deleted. You can disable this option if needed via settings.

If you want to display a list of most liked products you can use the standard WooCommerce products shortcode, simply add the wcpl-product-likes-products-shortcode-most-liked class to it, e.g. [products class="wcpl-product-likes-products-shortcode-most-liked" cache="false"]. Other standard attributes of this shortcode can also be used, with the exception of any ordering based attributes. It is recommended to set cache to false as per the example.

Product post meta with the key _wcpl_product_likes_likes is used to store the total number of likes, this data should not be manipulated via database edits, imports, custom development, or by using clone product plugins (the standard WooCommerce duplicate product functionality is fine). It should not be manipulated as the data is in sync with a database table containing each like, this database table should also not be manipulated under any circumstances. If the post meta is manipulated you will see inconsistencies in the likes totals. If you have any data issues, try resyncing post meta. Please note that resyncing post meta will only rectify any data issues if the database table has not been manipulated in any way.

If you want to resync post meta, go to https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wcpl-product-likes-debug, replacing https://example.com/wp-admin/ with your website address.

It is recommended you take a backup before doing so.

If you want to delete all likes data, go to https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wcpl-product-likes-debug, replacing https://example.com/wp-admin/ with your dashboard address.

It is recommended you take a backup before doing so.

The following information is provided for custom development purposes for web developers, they are useful if you wish to add custom features or modify how the extension works. As per the WooCommerce support policy we cannot offer any support for your use of these custom development features.

We may occasionally include BETA functionality, this is highlighted with a (BETA) label. Functionality with this label should be used with caution and is only recommended to be tested on a staging/development environment. The functionality is included so users can test the functionality/provide feedback before it becomes stable, at which point the (BETA) label will be removed. Note that there may be occasions where BETA functionality is determined unsuitable for use and removed entirely.

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Where we have explicitly stated this product works with another product, this should only be assumed accurate if you are using the version of the other product which was the latest at the time the latest version of this product was released. This is because, while usually unlikely, the other product may have changed functionality which effects this product.

By default the like button is added to product pages via the woocommerce_product_meta_start hook. To ensure the like button is displayed include the product meta widget in your single product page template, which includes the woocommerce_product_meta_start hook.

This extension will generally be compatible with most themes. There may be a small number of themes that are fully or partially incompatible due to clashes in functionality and/or if the theme has removed or adapted core WooCommerce functionality. If you would like to know if a specific theme will be compatible before purchase then please contact us and we can advise, it may not be possible for us to determine this e.g. if the theme requires a license and/or several configuration steps. In this scenario you are welcome to purchase and test this extension with the theme and if there is a a compatibility issue you can take advantage of the refund policy for this extension.

This extension will generally be compatible with most extensions/plugins. There may be a small number of extensions/plugins that are fully or partially incompatible due to clashes in functionality and/or if the extension/plugin has removed or adapted core WooCommerce functionality. If you would like to know if a specific extension/plugin will be compatible before purchase then please contact us and we can advise, it may not be possible for us to determine this e.g. if the extension/plugin requires a license and/or several configuration steps. In this scenario you are welcome to purchase and test this extension with the other extension/plugin and if there is a a compatibility issue you can take advantage of the refund policy for this extension.

This extension will generally be compatible with most page builders. There may be a small number of page builders that are fully or partially incompatible due to clashes in functionality and/or if the page builder has removed or adapted core WooCommerce functionality. If you would like to know if a specific page builder will be compatible before purchase then please contact us and we can advise, it may not be possible for us to determine this e.g. if the page builder requires a license and/or several configuration steps. In this scenario you are welcome to purchase and test this extension with the page builder and if there is a a compatibility issue you can take advantage of the refund policy for this extension.

If you need any further assistance with this extension please contact us. Please note that extension support does not include providing assistance with any custom development requirements as per the WooCommerce support policy.