Likes

Visitors can use the Like button to show their appreciation for your posts. Feel the love! 

Activate and configure the Jetpack Like button

If your site uses a block theme, you do not need to activate Likes. You can head to Appearance > Site Editor and add Jetpack’s Like block to your templates instead.

Activate the Like button by following these steps:

1. In WP Admin dashboard, go to Jetpack → Settings, then open the Sharing tab.
2. Scroll to the Like buttons section near the bottom of the page.
3. Click the button next to Add like buttons to your posts and pages to toggle it on. The button will turn green.

Add the Like button to other areas of your site

By default, when the Like button is activated, it will show on your posts and pages. To display in other areas of the site, including for custom post types, follow these steps:

1. In your WordPress.com dashboard, go to Tools → Marketing, then click the Sharing buttons tab.
2. Under Show like and sharing buttons on, select where you want the Like button to display.

This feature and its settings are only available for sites that do not use a “full site editor” theme.

Enabling or disabling email notifications when you receive Likes

When you enable the Like button, Jetpack sends you an email notification by default when one of your readers clicks it. However, you can deactivate these notifications:

1. Navigate to Settings in your WP Admin
2. Click Discussion
3. De-select the box that says Email me whenever someone likes one of my posts
4. If you do not see this option, it means that you have not turned on Likes for your site.

View your Likes

On content where you’ve received many Likes, only one row of Likes will be displayed. To see all users who have Liked your content, click on the total count, and all Likes will display in a scrollable pop-up.

Disable Likes for specific posts

You can turn off the Like button for specific posts.

1. When editing a post, click on the Jetpack logo in the Block Editor.
2. Find the Likes and Shares section by clicking on the Jetpack logo in the Block Editor.
3. Uncheck the box to disable Show likes option for that post only.
4. Publish or update your post to save the change.

How to Like content on a site

Click the Like button, and the button changes to show that you’ve liked the post. Your Gravatar appears as a visual indicator of your appreciation.

You must be logged into WordPress.com in order to use the Like button. An alternative for non-WordPress.com visitors is to use the Ratings system.

Your Gravatar is clickable and linked to your Gravatar Profile. If you haven’t configured or updated your Gravatar Profile, you can do that by visiting Me → My Profile in your WordPress.com account.

How to remove your Like from content

If you need to remove the Like from a post (i.e. “unlike” the post), click the Like button again.

Review posts you Like

To review all the posts you’ve liked, visit your Reader on WordPress.com and visit the My Likes section.

Troubleshooting

My likes disappeared.

Likes are tied to specific URLs and cannot be migrated between sites.

The Like button is not showing.

Double-check the Like button settings to make sure it’s activated to show in all the places that you want.

Likes are not loading.

There is a known issue between Cloudflare’s Rocket Loader and Jetpack Likes. You’ll need to disable this feature in your Cloudflare settings.

If you have a cache or other optimization plugin that minifies JavaScript, the minification could cause the Likes button to say “Loading…” indefinitely. Please try to deactivate the minification to solve the issue.

I’m not able to like any more posts.

Our Like features are designed to help you keep up with your favorite blogs, give easy feedback to their authors, and nurture direct conversations. This feature is limited in order to avoid spamming blog authors with notifications of Likes. We recommend you to pause hitting the Like button for a while whenever you experience Likes not going through.

Privacy Information

The “Likes” feature is deactivated by default. You can activate it at any time from your WP Admin. To do so:

1. Go to Jetpack → Settings.
2. Click the Sharing tab.
3. Toggle the Add Like buttons to your posts and pages setting in the Like buttons section.