WordPress plugin comparison

Forget About Shortcode Buttons vs Shortcode for Current Date

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

20K+ installs4.7

Shortcode for Current Date

by Imtiaz Rayhan

10K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Forget About Shortcode Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Shortcode for Current Date.
On a typical day, Shortcode for Current Date is downloaded about 53 times, Forget About Shortcode Buttons about 41.
Shortcode for Current Date is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 116 reviews, against 4.7 from 69 reviews.
Shortcode for Current Date was updated more recently: Dec 22, 2025, against Nov 4, 2024 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Shortcode for Current Date is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Shortcode for Current Date.

Shortcode for Current Date leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Forget About Shortcode Buttons	Shortcode for Current Date
Popular rank	#1,198	#1,651
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	1.7K
Rating	4.7(69)	5.0(116)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.22	×0.59
Last release	2 years ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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