WordPress plugin comparison
Buttonizer vs Social Shortcodes
At a glance
- Buttonizer has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Social Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 176 times, Social Shortcodes about 1.
- Social Shortcodes has no reviews yet.
- Buttonizer was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 27, 2016 for Social Shortcodes.
- Buttonizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Social Shortcodes.
- Buttonizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Social Shortcodes.
Line by line
Buttonizer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Buttonizer |  Social Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #818 | #46,005 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.5K | 20 |
| Rating | 4.8(396) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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