Updated 2026-06-24

General Settings

Site-wide options for notifications, privacy, performance, admin columns, and statistics access.

General settings control how WP ULike behaves everywhere — not where buttons appear (that is under Content Types).

WP ULike → Settings → General

What you will find here

Think of this page in four groups:

Setting	What it does
Enable Toast Notices	Show a small confirmation when someone likes or unlikes.
Disable Toast On	Turn off toasts for specific content types if they feel noisy.

Style toast appearance under Customize → Toast Notifications.

Setting	What it does
Compact Counter (1k Format)	Shows `1.2k` instead of `1200` for large counts.
Like / Unlike Prefix & Suffix	Add text around counts — e.g. `+42` or `42 likes`.
Dislike Prefix & Suffix	Same for dislike counts Pro.

Setting	What it does
Anonymize IP Addresses	Masks part of each visitor IP in vote logs.
Do Not Store IP Addresses	Skips IP logging entirely (enable anonymize first).

Setting	What it does
Site Uses Caching	Tells WP ULike you run a cache plugin — helps counts stay accurate on cached pages. Turn this on if you use WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, etc.
Disable Assets On	Skip loading WP ULike CSS/JS on selected page types — e.g. hide assets on the homepage if buttons only appear on single posts.

Setting	What it does
Show Admin Columns	Adds a Likes column to Posts (and Comments when enabled) so you can sort by popularity in wp-admin.
Statistics Page Access	Limit who can open the Statistics dashboard by user role Pro.
Show Display Panel in Post Editor	Adds the WP ULike sidebar panel when editing posts — per-post overrides Pro.
View Tracking	Count page views per content type for engagement rate in Statistics Pro.
Enable Serialized Data Storage	Stores editor panel data efficiently — run Convert to Serialized Format under Maintenance after enabling on upgraded sites [pro].

Setting	What it does
Blacklist Integration	Use your own IP list or sync with WordPress disallowed comment keys.
Blacklist Entries	IPs blocked from voting.

Export and import all WP ULike settings from the Help page — useful when cloning a site or moving to staging.

Next: Shared Content Type Options for button placement and voting rules.

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