Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget

by johnnash1975

78 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

With around 7,000 active installs it sits in the middle of the pack for Facebook Like widgets, large enough to be established but not mainstream.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated July 2026 against WordPress 7.0.1 with PHP 7.2 as the floor, so the maintenance signal is strong.

User Rating

13/15

An 88 out of 100 from 18 raters is decent, though the small sample size means the average could shift quickly with more votes.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened is a positive sign that the plugin installs cleanly, but it also means there is no public track record of the author resolving issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores full marks, validated up to WordPress 7.0.1 and supporting current PHP versions without flags.

Scores higher than 63% of indexed plugins

About

WP Facebook Like Box Plugin enables you to display the facebook page likes in sidebar widget or popup. Display like button for the posts.

Active Installs 7k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2026-07-13 5:22pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.2+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 1 Medium

Most recent: June 5, 2024

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What It Does

Easy Social Like Box adds a Facebook Page Like Box to your WordPress site via either a sidebar widget or a popup overlay. It also places a Like button on individual posts, letting visitors engage with your Facebook Page directly from the site. The plugin pulls live counts from Facebook to show current follower numbers.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small business owners, bloggers, and community managers who want a quick way to surface their Facebook Page presence without touching code. It works well for sites that still rely heavily on Facebook as a primary social channel and want a low-config popup or sidebar prompt. It is not a multi-network social toolkit.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone running a content-driven or commerce site that needs modern social proof widgets, accessibility-first design, or multi-platform support should skip this plugin. Sites whose Facebook strategy has shifted to Instagram, TikTok, or X will get little value here.

The Bottom Line

Easy Social Like Box is a focused, lightweight Facebook Page widget that does one job and has been kept current through July 2026. Its biggest weaknesses are a small rating pool, no public support history, and a feature scope limited to Facebook only. For a single-purpose Facebook presence booster it is a reasonable pick, but readers should weigh it against the alternatives listed above.

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