WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Custom Links vs Visual Editor Custom Buttons

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 3K+ for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Visual Editor Custom Buttons about 21.
Gallery Custom Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 208 reviews, against 4.6 from 37 reviews.
Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against May 26, 2023 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Gallery Custom Links resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Visual Editor Custom Buttons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.

Gallery Custom Links leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Custom Links	Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Popular rank	#958	#3,623
Active installs	30K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31.8K	358
Rating	4.7(208)	4.6(37)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.03
Last release	11 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	8.1	–

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