Weal Profile
Weal Profile adds a dedicated front-end account page for authenticated users (default: /my-profile), allowing them to manage selected profile fields without accessing the WordPress admin dashboard.
Development happens open-source on GitHub. Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome: GitHub Repository
The plugin also includes an admin settings page where site administrators can configure the account page, choose which profile fields are editable by users, and manage gamification thresholds.
Admin Features
Available in the WordPress admin menu under Weal Profile.
Administrators can:
* Enable or disable profile fields shown on the public account page
* Set a custom URL slug for the personal account page (default: /my-profile)
* Enable or disable the comment likes/dislikes system
* Configure thresholds and comment count targets for each achievement badge
Available profile fields: * Avatar / Gravatar * Display Name * Website URL * Nickname * First Name * Last Name * Biography
Front-End User Features
On the public account page, logged-in users can: * Edit their personal profile information (based on admin settings) * Upload and remove a profile avatar * View their comment activity and reaction statistics (likes/dislikes received)
Achievements & Badges System
A motivational achievements and badges system that rewards users based on their comment activity:
* Active Commentator badge dashicons-awards — awarded when a user reaches a configurable threshold of approved comments.
* Cutie badge 🥰 (🥰) — awarded when a user receives a configurable number of likes on comments.
* Angry badge 👿 (👿) — awarded when a user receives a configurable number of dislikes on comments.
Key features: * Badges are dynamically displayed on user avatars in the comments section. * Fully configurable targets via the admin panel. * REST API endpoints for managing achievement settings.
Comment Likes / Dislikes
Logged-in users can like or dislike comments on posts.
* Toggle likes and dislikes with a single click.
* Active state visual feedback on voted buttons.
* Vote counts update instantly via AJAX.
* Configurable toggle in admin settings to enable/disable the system.
* Comment reaction statistics shown on the user profile page (total likes/dislikes received, top voted comments).
* Dedicated database table (weal_comment_votes) for efficient vote storage.
* Unique constraint prevents duplicate votes per user per comment.
Post Rating System
A 5-star rating system is automatically displayed on single post pages.
* Visitors can rate posts from 1 to 5 stars.
* Rating is stored in post meta (rating_sum, rating_count, rating_average).
* Partial star visualization (e.g., 3.5 stars shows 3 full + 1 half-filled star).
* Anti-double-vote protection via cookies.
* AJAX-based submission with instant UI update.
* Schema.org AggregateRating markup for SEO.
Activity Center
The plugin provides a convenient centralized space where users can track their comment history and quickly return to conversations they participated in.
Localization
The plugin is fully translation-ready and officially supports 4 languages: * English (EN) * French (FR) * Spanish (ES) * Russian (RU)
Database
The plugin creates a custom database table on activation:
* wp_weal_comment_votes — stores comment likes/dislikes (comment_id, user_id, is_liked, created_at).
When updating the plugin, the table is automatically created or updated via a version check — no need to deactivate and reactivate.