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OD2 Post
Reactions

Beautiful animated emoji reactions for WordPress posts. Increase reader engagement, collect instant visitor feedback, and view activity analytics directly in your admin dashboard.

Version 1.0.0WordPress 5.8+PHP 7.4+GPL v2 Licensed100% Free

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Review ProgressOn Review
6 Defaults
Animated Emojis
< 3 KB
Asset Payload
IP Hash & Cookie
Anti-Spam Security
$0
Cost & Licensing

Engage Visitors Natively and Instantly

Allow users to express feedback with animated emojis without requiring signups or account creation.

6 Animated SVG Emojis

Includes six high-quality, pre-configured animated emoji reactions (Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry). Fluid animations trigger on hover and click for satisfying feedback.
Optimized SVG pathsHover micro-animationsFluid CSS transitionsDark-mode color adjustments

Engagement Analytics Panel

Understand your readers. Track reaction statistics in real-time. Displays daily logs, total reaction distribution charts, and a list of your most engaging blog posts.
Daily reaction trend chartPost-by-post statisticsData filter controlsDatabase pruning tools

Theme Agnostic & Placement

Fits cleanly into any WordPress theme design. Automatically appends reactions to the bottom of single posts, or use the shortcode `[od2_post_reactions]` and custom widgets.
Auto-prepend/append hooksShortcode configurationDedicated Sidebar WidgetTheme-agnostic wrapper styling

Zero Framework Overhead

Engineered without jQuery or heavy scripts. The frontend scripts are compiled in pure Vanilla JS, running under 3 KB in size to ensure zero layout shifting or slow page loads.
Vanilla JS frontendAsynchronous asset loadingZero layout shift (CLS)Caching compatible

Strict Anti-Spam Tracking

Prevent users from spamming reactions. Combines cookie-based and IP-address hash tracking to ensure reactions are counted accurately without forcing user registration.
IP hash trackingCookie validationWP Nonces verificationAJAX endpoints sanitation

Customizable Prompt Texts

Modify the heading text (e.g. 'What did you think of this article?') and customize labels for each emoji. Translate prompts easily from the settings page.
Custom headers optionIndividual emoji labelsTranslation ready text-domainCustom CSS per-page overrides

Simple Installation

Up and running in less than two minutes.

1
Download the plugin ZIP file or clone the plugin directory.
2
Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and select `od2-post-reactions.zip`.
3
Activate the plugin from the WordPress Plugins screen.
4
Navigate to Settings → Post Reactions in the admin dashboard.
5
Configure prompt header text, choose custom sizing, and select alignment.
6
Reactions will automatically append to all single posts. If using page builders, insert the shortcode `[od2_post_reactions]` instead.

Changelog

Version history and release notes.

v1.0.0
Initial Public Release · Beta
On Review
  • 6 pre-configured beautifully animated SVG emoji reactions
  • Dedicated visitor analytics tracking dashboard inside WP Admin
  • Agnostic theme placement automatically appending reactions to posts
  • Shortcode [od2_post_reactions] and Sidebar Widget integration methods
  • IP address hash and cookie-based double reaction protection
  • Custom headers, emoji sizing, and text label styling

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about OD2 Post Reactions.

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