Customize emote images
Step-by-step image replacement via the dashboard. Customize emotes →
Emote widget
The Emote widget puts six tappable reactions on each article. Average reaction-click-through is 5–10% of pageviews — significantly higher engagement than asking for comments. It’s the lowest-friction signal you can ask a reader for.
Default reactions
Out of the box: Happy, Unmoved, Amused, Excited, Angry, Sad. Each slot can be replaced with your own image and label from the dashboard — see Customize emote images.
Enable the widget
<div id="vuukle-emote"></div>Plus the install script.
WordPress admin → Settings → Vuukle → Emote Widget settings → Show Emote at the end of each post → On.
Add the shortcode [vuukle-emote] to your Vuukle HTML/JavaScript widget in Layout.
Use an <amp-iframe> pointing at cdn.vuukle.com/amp-emotes.html — see Install on AMP.
Configuration is in the dashboard
The widget has no browser-side configuration beyond the single <div> above. Everything customizable — emote images, labels, icon size, which slots to show, recommendation row visibility — is managed from the Vuukle dashboard → Site Settings → Emote settings.
| Want to change… | Where in the dashboard |
|---|---|
| Replace one or more of the six emote images | Site Settings → Emote settings → Slot image |
| Edit emote labels | Site Settings → Emote settings → Slot name |
| Show fewer than six reactions | Site Settings → Emote settings → Disable slot |
| Icon size | Site Settings → Emote settings → Icon size |
| Show / hide the “Talk of the town” recommendation row that appears after a reaction | Site Settings → Emote settings → Recommendations |
Step-by-step walkthrough with screenshots: Customize emote images.
Analytics
Reactions show up in two places in the dashboard:
- Analytics → Top articles — reactions column shows total reactions per article.
- Analytics → Top commenters — surfaces high-engagement readers (a reaction counts as engagement).
For per-article reaction breakdowns (which emote got picked most), click into an article from Analytics → Top articles.
Related
ShareBar widget
The Emote button is also embedded in the share bar. ShareBar →
Comments widget
Often paired with Emotes. Comments →
Analytics overview
Per-article and per-user engagement reports. Analytics →
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