WordPress plugin comparison

Five-Star Ratings Shortcode vs Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Five-Star Ratings Shortcode

by Chris J. Zähller

500+ installs4.2

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Forget About Shortcode Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Five-Star Ratings Shortcode.
On a typical day, Forget About Shortcode Buttons is downloaded about 41 times, Five-Star Ratings Shortcode about 11.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Five-Star Ratings Shortcode was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Nov 4, 2024 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Five-Star Ratings Shortcode 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 2019 for Five-Star Ratings Shortcode.

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

Metric	Five-Star Ratings Shortcode	Forget About Shortcode Buttons
Popular rank	#8,600	#1,197
Active installs	500+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	381	1.1K
Rating	4.2(5)	4.7(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.51	×0.22
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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