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Reactions plugin for CakePHP applications.

This branch is for use with CakePHP 5.1+. For details see version map.

This is the multiple-reactions-per-entity companion to dereuromark/cakephp-favorites, which handles the single-opinion star/like/favorite use case. For ratings, use dereuromark/cakephp-ratings.

Each reaction row stores a string reaction key in the reaction column. That key can be a literal emoji like 👍 or a named key like thumbsup. Set allowed if you want to restrict the accepted set.

Features

• Polymorphic reactions for any CakePHP model.
• Multiple distinct reactions per user per record.
• Emoji literals (👍) and named keys (thumbsup, rocket, ...).
• Optional allow-listing for accepted reaction keys.
• Helper-rendered reaction widgets and count output.
• Controller and component integration strategies.
• Optional counter cache for fast list views.
• Admin listing, protected by an explicit access callback.

Installation

composer require dereuromark/cakephp-reactions

See the Docs for setup, examples, configuration, and troubleshooting.