WordPress plugin comparison

Sticky Side Buttons vs Visual Editor Custom Buttons

Sticky Side Buttons

by Maeve Lander

10K+ installs4.5

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Sticky Side Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 3K+ for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
On a typical day, Sticky Side Buttons is downloaded about 40 times, Visual Editor Custom Buttons about 21.
Visual Editor Custom Buttons is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 37 reviews, against 4.5 from 40 reviews.
Sticky Side Buttons was updated more recently: Jul 2, 2025, against May 26, 2023 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Sticky Side Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.2.15 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Visual Editor Custom Buttons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Sticky Side Buttons.

Sticky Side Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Sticky Side Buttons	Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Popular rank	#1,729	#3,623
Active installs	10K+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.2K	352
Rating	4.5(40)	4.6(37)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.31	×0.03
Last release	1 year ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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