Pro Button Templates
20 premium button styles plus emoji reactions and star ratings — 22 Pro templates total.
WP ULike Pro adds 20 premium button styles plus Emoji Reactions and Star Rating — 22 Pro templates in total — on top of the four free styles (Simple, Heart, Twitter Heart, Animated Heart). With Pro active you have 24 button styles plus the two engagement types.
Pick a template under Settings → Content Types on any tab, then fine-tune colors and icons under Customize → Button Templates. Engagement templates have their own customizer sections.
License required: Without an active Pro license, premium templates stay visible in settings but are marked locked and cannot be selected (same UX as browsing them on the free plugin). Activate under WP ULike → License.
Template capabilities
| Capability | Meaning |
|---|---|
Dislike / up-down | Most Pro button templates support down votes — configure text and icons under each content type tab |
Text labels | Some templates allow custom like/dislike text instead of icons only |
Percentage values | Show approval % instead of raw counts — enable Percentage Values in content type settings |
Subtotal | Combined net score (likes minus dislikes) shown alongside individual counts |
Engagement types | Emoji Reactions and Star Rating replace the classic like button with multi-choice or score UI |
Button templates (20)
| Template | Style | Text | Percentage | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple Up/Down Vote | Classic thumbs up and down | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Book Heart | Bookmark-style heart | — | ✓ | — |
Check Mark | Checkbox-style vote | — | ✓ | — |
Voter Thumb | Thumb up/down pair | — | ✓ | — |
Check Vote | Check / cross toggle | — | ✓ | — |
Broken Heart | Heart with break state | — | ✓ | — |
Positive/Negative Circles | +/- circle icons | — | ✓ | — |
FeedBack | Feedback-style icons | — | ✓ | — |
Rating Face | Face rating | — | ✓ | — |
Rating Boy | Character rating (boy) | — | ✓ | — |
Rating Girl | Character rating (girl) | — | ✓ | — |
Up/Down Votes | Stacked vote counters | — | — | ✓ |
Star Thumb | Star + thumb combo | — | — | ✓ |
Arrow Votings | Arrow up/down | — | — | ✓ |
Minimal Votings | Compact up/down | — | — | ✓ |
Badge Thumb | Badge-style thumb | — | ✓ | — |
Fave Star | Star favorite (like-focused) | — | — | — |
Pin Button | Pin / save style | — | ✓ | — |
Clapping Button | Applause animation | — | — | — |
Smiley Switch | Happy/sad toggle | — | ✓ | — |
Full setup (Reactions list, picker, customizer, automation): Emoji Reactions & Star Ratings.
Engagement templates (2)
| Template | What visitors do |
|---|---|
Emoji Reactions | Pick from emoji reactions instead of a single like |
Star Rating | Leave a 1–5 star score |
Use Display Automation or per-item overrides so emoji/star only appear where you want them — not on every archive loop. See Display Automation.
Force a template on one item:
[wp_ulike style="wp-ulike-pro-default"]
Engagement examples: wp-ulike-pro-emoji-reactions, wp-ulike-pro-star-rating.
Percentage vs subtotal
Percentage templates show how much of voters approved — ideal for reviews and polls. Enable Percentage Values under the content type tab.
Subtotal templates show likes, dislikes, and a net score together — ideal for Reddit-style voting.
Per-item overrides
Override the global template for one post or comment in the WP ULike editor panel [pro]. Useful when most posts use Heart but one review page needs Up/Down Vote or stars.
Tips
- Start with Simple Up/Down Vote if you need both like and dislike — it supports text labels and percentages.
- Style dislike icons separately under Customize → Button Templates → Dislike icon images.
- Free installs (and Pro without a license) see locked previews until a license is active.
Related: Dislike Voting · Button Templates Customizer · Activate Your License
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