Title: Applause/Like/Upvote Button
Author: Web Guy
Published: <strong>October 12, 2021</strong>
Last modified: January 21, 2026

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# Applause/Like/Upvote Button

 By [Web Guy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/applause.zip)

 * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/applause/)

## Description

[💬 Ask Question](https://github.com/webguyio/support) | [📧 Email Me](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/webguywork@gmail.com?output_format=md)

Add an applause/like/upvote button to your content.

By default, an applause button is added to the top and bottom of the post content
area, which can easily be styled with CSS.

Or use a simple shortcode:

    ```
    [applause]
    ```

Or use a simple shortcode with the following available parameters:

    ```
    [applause url="https://example.com/" color="purple"]
    ```

Or use the direct HTML code (with additional [configuration options](https://applause-button.com/)):

    ```
    <div class="applause"><applause-button url="https://example.com/" color="purple" /></div>
    ```

Powered by the [Applause Button](https://applause-button.com/) by Colin Eberhardt.
[Donate](https://opencollective.com/applause-button/donate) to the project.

## Installation

**Automatic**

 * From your WordPress Admin, navigate to: **Plugins** > **Add New**
 * Search for: **Applause**
 * Install it
 * Activate it

**Manual**

 * Download
 * Unzip
 * Upload to /plugins/ folder
 * Activate

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Applause/Like/Upvote Button” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

[Translate “Applause/Like/Upvote Button” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/applause)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/applause/), check out
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/applause/), or subscribe 
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/applause/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/applause/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1

 * New

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/applause/)
 * Tags
 * [Applause](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/applause/)[like](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/like/)
   [thumbs-up](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbs-up/)[upvote](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upvote/)
   [vote](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vote/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/applause/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/applause/)

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