WordPress plugin comparison

Copy as Markdown Button vs Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Copy as Markdown Button

by Jose Varghese

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Forget About Shortcode Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Copy as Markdown Button.
On a typical day, Forget About Shortcode Buttons is downloaded about 41 times, Copy as Markdown Button about 6.
Copy as Markdown Button is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 69 reviews.
Copy as Markdown Button was updated more recently: Aug 24, 2026, against Nov 4, 2024 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Copy as Markdown Button is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Copy as Markdown Button.

Forget About Shortcode Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Copy as Markdown Button	Forget About Shortcode Buttons
Popular rank	#67,561	#1,197
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	148	1.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.22
Last release	2 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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