WordPress plugin comparison

Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP vs Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP

by Syed Balkhi

2K+ installs4.0

Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

by Daniel Bachhuber

10K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP.
On a typical day, Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is downloaded about 95 times, Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP about 24.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jan 16, 2019 for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).
Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).

Shortcake (Shortcode UI) leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP	Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
Popular rank	#4,702	#2,020
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.4K	1.7K
Rating	4.0(5)	4.1(24)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.63	×0.00
Last release	14 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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