Post Engagement – Posts, Comments, Products

Post Engagement – Posts, Comments, Products is a lightweight, user-friendly plugin that lets users engage with posts, comments, and WooCommerce products using Like, Dislike, Star Rating, Post View Tracking, and Favorites (wishlist-like system) and ** Copy posts**. Built with performance in mind, the plugin uses AJAX for seamless interaction and offers customization for labels, icon colors, display positions, view counters, tooltips, and more.

⚠️ Note: The product star rating system in this plugin is a custom-built functionality using its own database table, not the default WooCommerce or WordPress rating/comments meta. This ensures better performance and independent control over ratings.

🎯 Key Features New in version 2.9: - Fixed comments ajax ratiobar intant changed comment changed like dislike - Fixed issue in ratiobar ajax when post like dislike instant - Fixed copy posts button design - Fixed some bugs in shortcodes 📋 Copy Posts Content (New in 2.8) New in version 2.8: - Added Copy Posts Content feature - Admin option to enable/disable Copy Posts functionality - Displays a Copy button on supported post types - Copies full post content including images and formatting - AJAX-based clipboard copy with no page reload - [ldppp_copy_posts] → Copy post title and content as well images shortcode New in version 2.7:

• Admin can now enable auto-display options for multiple features:
• Like/Dislike buttons
• Like/Dislike ratio/progress bar
• Star ratings
• Ratings progress bar
• Comments section
• Comments progress bar
• Post views / read count
• Add to Favorites
• Social share buttons
• New shortcodes added for manual placement of elements:
• [ldppp_social_share] → Displays social share icons.
• [ldppp_favorite_heart] → Displays Add to Favorites heart icon.
• [ldppp_post_view_count] → Displays post view / read count.
• [ldppp_comment_like_dislike] → Like/Dislike UI for comments.
• [ldppp_ratings_progress_bar] → Ratings ratio wrapper (5→1 rows).
• [ldppp_posts_ratings] → Centered star-rating control.
• [ldppp_like_dislike_ratio_bar] → Only the Like/Dislike ratio bar.
• [ldppp_like_button] → Only the Like button.
• [ldppp_dislike_button] → Only the Dislike button.
• [ldppp_like_dislike] → Full Like/Dislike UI (buttons + ratio). These features can be displayed automatically using admin checkboxes, or manually via shortcodes for precise placement anywhere on your site.

🔥 Code Optimization (Added in 2.6)

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🔥 Added set default options (Added in 2.5)

• Introduced a new “Set Default Options” panel to automatically pre-configure recommended plugin settings.
• Allows users to quickly apply optimal defaults with a single click.

🔥 Added user activity shortcodes for displaying engagement history (Added in 2.4)

• [ldppp_user_history] – Shows all user activity (likes, dislikes, ratings, and comment votes).
• [ldppp_user_likes] – Displays all liked or disliked posts/products by the user.
• [ldppp_user_ratings] – Lists all user-given ratings with average rating details.
• [ldppp_user_comment_votes] – Shows comment like/dislike history.
• Added simple, responsive layout for displaying user activity lists.

🔥 New Admin columns functionality (Added in 2.3)

• Admin columns (Likes, Dislikes, Ratings, Reads) now display only for selected post types.
• Ratings column shows average rating instead of sum (e.g., 3.5/5).
• Comment Likes/Dislikes columns can be enabled via backend option.
• Fully supports WooCommerce products with proper column alignment.
• Read count tracking added per post/product.
• Default values displayed when no data exists; ratings rounded to 1 decimal.

🔥 Update Design (Added in 2.2)

• Update uninstall file code and remove tables and options data when uninstall
• Fixed ratings structure

🔥 Progress / Ratio Bars (Added in 2.1)

• Added Like/Dislike ratio bars for posts and comments.
• Added Rating ratio bar for star ratings.
• Ratio bars visually show the percentage difference between likes/dislikes and rating scores.
• Smoothly updates instantly when user interacts (AJAX powered).
• Fully responsive and inherits theme styles for smooth integration.
• Added admin settings for ratio bar options

🔗 Update Admin UI (Added in 2.0)

• Admin settings now include a dedicated Social Share tab in the plugin settings page.
• Added custom text field to display a label before the share icon (e.g., “Share this post:”).
• Improved admin UI for better usability and tab navigation.
• Bug fixes and minor improvements for like/dislike and ratings system.

🔗 Social Share Buttons (Added in 1.9)

• Add share icon automatically after post/product content.
• Modern popup showing popular share platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Pinterest, Reddit, Tumblr, Email, Copy Link).
• Admin setting to select which post types display the share button.
• Uses Font Awesome/Dashicons for platform icons.
• Works responsively on all devices.

❤️ Add to Favorites (Added in 1.8)

• New: Added Shortcode: [ldppp_user_history] to display logged-in user’s interaction history.
• New: Display user’s Likes and Dislikes with post type labels (Post, Product, Page, or CPT).
• New: Show Ratings history with post/product title, rating value, and post type.
• New: Show Comment Votes history including comment excerpt, related post link, post type, and user’s action (Like/Dislike).
• Display a heart icon at the end of post content.
• Users can add/remove posts to/from favorites with one click.
• Supports all custom post types (CPTs).
• Admin settings to:
• Enable/Disable Favorites feature.
• Select which post types display Favorites.
• Customize label text for Favorites.
• Set active and inactive heart icon colors.
• Shortcode: [ldppp_user_favorites]
• Display a logged-in user’s favorites list on any page or section.
• Tooltip support for Favorites icon.

👍 Like / 👎 Dislike Buttons

• Interactive Like and Dislike buttons for posts, comments, and products.
• Choose how counts are displayed – Numbers or Percentages.
• Customize labels and icon colors.
• Optionally hide counts for Likes and Dislikes.
• Dynamic option to select which post types display Like/Dislike.
• Restrict voting to logged-in users only (optional).

⭐ Star Ratings System

• Display 1–5 star rating on posts and WooCommerce products.
• Custom product rating system using its own database table.
• Option to hide star ratings on post detail pages.
• Show average rating instantly with AJAX.
• Restrict ratings to logged-in users (optional).

👁️ Post View / Read Tracking

• Enable post view/read counter with anti-spam options.
• Prevent multiple counts from the same IP.
• Configure how much content (%) must be read before counting.
• Configure how much time (seconds) must be spent before counting.
• Choose how to display views – as icons or text.
• Meta box inside post/product edit screen shows:
• Likes
• Dislikes
• Views
• Ratings
• Favorites

⚡ AJAX-Powered Interaction

• All actions (like/dislike/star/view/favorites) run without page reload.
• Real-time updates for user feedback.

🛡️ Anti-Spam & Access Control

• Restrict multiple votes/views/favorites via IP, cookies, or user login.
• Allow/disallow guest voting or favorites.
• Restrict features to logged-in users (optional).

🎨 Highly Customizable

• Custom label text for Like/Dislike buttons (posts, products, comments).
• Custom label text for Favorites.
• Icon color controls for Like, Dislike, and Favorites (active/inactive).
• Counter display type (Number or Percentage).
• Position controls: before/after content or buttons.
• View counter display as Icon or Text.
• Fully responsive and theme-compatible.

💬 Comments Reactions

• Enable comment Like/Dislike voting.
• Custom label for comment buttons (e.g., "Was this comment helpful?").
• Restrict to logged-in users or allow guests.

🧰 Developer-Friendly

• Clean, lightweight code.
• Includes hooks and filters for developers.

1. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New.
3. Search for Like Dislike, Star Ratings, Favorites & Post Views & Share – Posts, Comments, Products.
4. Click Install Now, then click Activate.
5. Configure settings Posts Products Reactions & Ratings.

2.9

• Fixed comments ajax ratiobar intant changed comment changed like dislike
• Fixed issue in ratiobar ajax when post like dislike instant
• Fixed copy posts button design
• Fixed some bugs in shortcodes

2.8

• New: Added Copy Posts Content feature.
• New: Admin option to enable/disable Copy Posts functionality.
• New: Copy button to copy full post content including images.
• Uses AJAX and browser clipboard API for seamless copying.
• Improved UX with instant feedback messages.
• Minor code cleanup and compatibility checks for WordPress 6.9.
• Added new shortcodes for manual placement:
• [ldppp_copy_posts]

2.7

• Added admin checkboxes for auto-display of:
• Like/Dislike buttons
• Like/Dislike ratio/progress bar
• Star ratings and ratings progress bar
• Comments section and comments progress bar
• Post views / read count
• Add to Favorites
• Social share buttons
• Added new shortcodes for manual placement:
• [ldppp_social_share]
• [ldppp_favorite_heart]
• [ldppp_post_view_count]
• [ldppp_comment_like_dislike]
• [ldppp_ratings_progress_bar]
• [ldppp_posts_ratings]
• [ldppp_like_dislike_ratio_bar]
• [ldppp_like_button]
• [ldppp_dislike_button]
• [ldppp_like_dislike]
• Improved shortcode handling for post_id and comment_id.
• Enhanced compatibility with themes and WordPress 6.x.

2.6

• Optimize code

2.5

• Introduced a new “Set Default Options” feature to automatically apply recommended plugin settings.
• Added a dedicated panel to quickly configure optimal defaults with a single click.

2.4

• Added [ldppp_user_history] – Shows all user activity (likes, dislikes, ratings, and comment votes).
• Added [ldppp_user_likes] – Displays all liked or disliked posts/products by the user.
• Added [ldppp_user_ratings] – Lists all user-given ratings with average rating details.
• Added [ldppp_user_comment_votes] – Shows comment like/dislike history.
• Added simple, responsive layout for displaying user activity lists.

2.3

• Admin columns (Likes, Dislikes, Ratings, Reads) now display only for selected post types.
• Ratings column shows average rating instead of sum (e.g., 3.5/5).
• Comment Likes/Dislikes columns can be enabled via backend option.
• Read count tracking added per post/product.

2.2

• Update uninstall file code and remove tables and options data when uninstall
• Fixed ratings structure

2.1

• New: Added progress/ratio bar for post Like/Dislike.
• New: Added progress/ratio bar for comment Like/Dislike.
• New: Added rating ratio bar for post/product ratings.
• Improved: Real-time bar updates via AJAX when users interact.
• Improved: Frontend UI consistency for all interactive elements.
• Minor performance improvements and styling refinements.

2.0

• Improved admin UI and tab navigation.
• Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.9

• New: Added Social Share functionality for posts and products.
• New: Share icon after content opens popup with multiple platforms (Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Pinterest, Reddit, Tumblr, Email, Copy Link).
• New: Admin option to select which post types display Social Share.
• Tweak: Responsive CSS for share popup on small screens.
• Improved: JS and CSS integration for Font Awesome social icons.

1.8

• New: Added [ldppp_user_history] shortcode to display logged-in user’s interaction history.
• New: Display user’s Likes and Dislikes with post type labels (Post, Product, Page, or CPT).
• New: Show Ratings history with post/product title, rating value, and post type.
• New: Show Comment Votes history including comment excerpt, related post link, post type, and user’s action (Like/Dislike).
• Tweak: Improved code structure and escaping to follow WordPress coding standards.
• Tweak: Added fallback labels for custom post types.
• Fix: Minor security improvements with data sanitization and escaping.
• Added: Favorites feature with heart icon for all post types.
• Added: Admin option to enable/disable Favorites.
• Added: Admin option to select post types for Favorites display.
• Added: Custom label option for Favorites.
• Added: Active/Inactive icon color settings for Favorites.
• Added: Tooltip for Favorites icon.
• Added: [ldppp_user_favorites] shortcode to display user’s favorites list.
• Improved: Post/Product meta box now shows Likes, Dislikes, Views, Ratings, and Favorites.
• Improved: Frontend UI with interactive tooltip support.

1.7

• Added: Option to display Like/Dislike counts as Number or Percentage.
• Added: Post View/Read Counter with AJAX.
• Added: Setting for required % of content read before counting a view.
• Added: Setting for required time (seconds) spent before counting a view.
• Added: Option to prevent multiple counts from the same IP.
• Added: View Counter Display type (Icon or Text).
• Added: Meta box on Post/Product edit screen showing Likes, Dislikes, Views, Ratings.
• Improved: Overall admin UI with new controls.
• Fixed: Data type casting for Like/Dislike counters to prevent errors.

1.6

• Added: Icon Color (Like) and Icon Color (Dislike) controls.
• Added: Dynamic Select Post Type to Display option.
• Added: Option to hide Ratings on Post details page.
• Added: Option to hide Post Like/Dislike on Post details page.
• Added: Allow Only Logged-in Users to Vote option.
• Added: Allow Only Logged-in Users to Rate option.
• Added: Enable Comments Vote Feature.
• Added: Custom Label Like/Dislike Buttons for Comments.
• Added: Custom product rating system using a separate database table.
• Improved: Admin UI with modern toggle switches.
• Fixed: Minor AJAX response and validation bugs.

1.5

• Redesigned frontend UI.
• Added: Custom label fields for Like/Dislike buttons.
• Added: Icon color selection for Like and Dislike buttons.
• Improved: Admin settings layout and label text.

1.4

• Improved admin design.

1.3

• Enhanced default field values.
• Improved design and responsive layout.

1.2

• Fixed minor bugs.

1.1

• Improved functionality.
• General bug fixes.

1.0

• Initial plugin release and submission to WordPress.org.