Title: Applause
Author: Web Guy
Published: <strong>October 12, 2021</strong>
Last modified: April 9, 2026

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# Applause

 By [Web Guy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/applause.zip)

 * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#installation)
 * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/applause/)

## Description

[💬 Ask Question](https://github.com/webguyio/support) | [📧 Email Me](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/webguywork@gmail.com?output_format=md)

Add an applause/like/upvote button to your content. Click counts are stored in your
WordPress database. Votes are tracked by hashed IP address.

By default, an applause button is added to the top and bottom of the post content
area, which can easily be styled with CSS.

Or use a simple shortcode:

    ```
    [applause]
    ```

Or use a simple shortcode with the following available parameters:

    ```
    [applause url="https://example.com/" color="purple"]
    ```

Or use the direct HTML code:

    ```
    <div class="applause"><applause-button url="https://example.com/" color="purple"></applause-button></div>
    ```

Change the icon color with CSS:

    ```
    .applause{color:red}
    ```

## Installation

**Automatic**

 * From your WordPress Admin, navigate to: **Plugins** > **Add New**
 * Search for: **Applause**
 * Install it
 * Activate it

**Manual**

 * Download
 * Unzip
 * Upload to /plugins/ folder
 * Activate

## FAQ

### It’s not showing the full like count?

If you’re using caching plugin like WP Rocket, go to **Settings > WP Rocket > Advanced
Rules > Never Cache URL** and add `/wp-json/applause/`. This ensures the like count
API responses are always fresh. Other caching plugins will have a similar setting.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Applause” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

[Translate “Applause” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/applause)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applause/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/applause/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/applause/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/applause/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.2

 * Replaced third-party API with local database storage
 * Simplified to single like/unlike toggle
 * Votes tracked by hashed IP address

#### 0.1

 * New

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2**
 *  Last updated **13 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/applause/)
 * Tags
 * [Applause](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/applause/)[like button](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/like-button/)
   [thumbs-up](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbs-up/)[upvote](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upvote/)
   [vote](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vote/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

## Support

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