can't like posts
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I’m logged in and I don’t see a like button beneath any post or page. I only get the like button if I search based on tags in the reader and find the specific post in the scrolling feed (which can be difficult pending how old the post is). I’d like to be able to like off the blog page where I find the post. After searching, I should be able to do this. I’m doubtful all the pages I have been to have them disabled. I also can’t like from my WordPress bar as the documentation indicates. Is there a fix or reason as to why I can’t like posts? In most cases I have to follow the blog or just forget it if I want to find that again.
Thanks for your time.
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Provided you are referring to WordPress.COM blogs and not to WordPress.ORG installs, you ought to be able to click the like buttons below posts, unless you have a browser related issue or a connectivity issue.
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Thank you very much, Timethief. It was this:
“Disable all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily”.
Apparently the like buttons are seen as ads. Since the rest of WordPress functioned completely, I would have never suspected that.
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In a similar vein: I think WordPress should FIX the Like button, so that anyone can LIke a post/page etc. (Right now the like button can only be used by others who have WordPress.com accounts.)
Not only do us bloggers miss out on likes, but we get complaints from frustrated readers who may decide not to follow.
Thanks, CM
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