WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Query Shortcode vs Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Custom Query Shortcode

by Peter Hebert

20+ 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 20+ for Custom Query Shortcode.
On a typical day, Forget About Shortcode Buttons is downloaded about 41 times, Custom Query Shortcode about 2.
Custom Query Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 69 reviews.
Custom Query Shortcode was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2025, against Nov 4, 2024 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Custom Query Shortcode is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.7.11 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Custom Query Shortcode.

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

Metric	Custom Query Shortcode	Forget About Shortcode Buttons
Popular rank	#28,249	#1,198
Active installs	20+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	1.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.22
Last release	1 year ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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