WordPress plugin comparison

Forget About Shortcode Buttons vs Shortcode in Menus

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

20K+ installs4.7

Shortcode in Menus

by Gagan Deep Singh

50K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Shortcode in Menus has more active installs: 50K+, against 20K+ for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
On a typical day, Shortcode in Menus is downloaded about 67 times, Forget About Shortcode Buttons about 41.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Shortcode in Menus was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Nov 4, 2024 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Shortcode in Menus resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Shortcode in Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
Shortcode in Menus has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.

Shortcode in Menus leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Forget About Shortcode Buttons	Shortcode in Menus
Popular rank	#1,197	#773
Active installs	20K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	1.8K
Rating	4.7(69)	4.7(82)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.22	×0.89
Last release	2 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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