WordPress plugin comparison

Ocean Custom Sidebar vs Visual Editor Custom Buttons

Ocean Custom Sidebar

by oceanwp

20K+ installs5.0

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Ocean Custom Sidebar has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
On a typical day, Ocean Custom Sidebar is downloaded about 126 times, Visual Editor Custom Buttons about 21.
Ocean Custom Sidebar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.6 from 37 reviews.
Ocean Custom Sidebar was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against May 26, 2023 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Ocean Custom Sidebar 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 2016 for Ocean Custom Sidebar.

Ocean Custom Sidebar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ocean Custom Sidebar	Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Popular rank	#1,115	#3,623
Active installs	20K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.7K	358
Rating	5.0(8)	4.6(37)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.95	×0.03
Last release	2 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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