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  dbrumley21 · Member · Jul 10, 2017 at 5:00 pm

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  When someone who doesn’t have a WordPress account and they like there post, would they have to sign up? is that only for the free site?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  akumarjain · Staff · Jul 10, 2017 at 5:15 pm

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  Irrespective of the plan you are on, the “Likes” feature is available to WordPress.com registered users only.

  You can see more details about “Likes” feature on https://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/ page.

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  dbrumley21 · Member · Jul 10, 2017 at 5:59 pm

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  Thank you, another question, If I hosted my own site then anyone can “Like” and would not have to sign up?

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  akumarjain · Staff · Jul 10, 2017 at 6:10 pm

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  Irrespective of self-hosted WordPress.org or WordPress.com hosted site, Likes feature needs a person to have WordPress.com account.

  On self-hosted WordPress.org you can use any other plugin which might provide you similar feature. See https://wordpress.org/plugins

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  dbrumley21 · Member · Jul 12, 2017 at 12:14 am

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  Thanks. But let’s say I purchase the premium plan, will non-members be able to Like my post?

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  akumarjain · Staff · Jul 12, 2017 at 12:23 am

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  Irrespective of self-hosted WordPress.org or WordPress.com hosted site and irrespective of the plan you are on, Likes feature needs a person to have WordPress.com account.

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  dbrumley21 · Member · Jul 12, 2017 at 12:50 am

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  And there is no way around that? Or another hosting self that would?

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  akumarjain · Staff · Jul 12, 2017 at 1:01 am

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  None that I am aware of.

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  dbrumley21 · Member · Jul 12, 2017 at 1:09 am

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  Alright thank you

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jul 12, 2017 at 6:34 am

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  Hi there,

  Likes is a feature of the WordPress.com platform, and only logged in WordPress.com users can like a post. There is no way around it.

  On a self-hosted site you can add Likes to your site using the Jetpack plugin, but the button will still only work for visitors that are logged into a WordPress.com account.

  So this is not related to your hosting or plan, but is simply how the Like feature works.

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  akumarjain · Staff · Jul 12, 2017 at 2:18 pm

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  Thanks, @kokkieh for providing the details.