WordPress plugin comparison

Visual Edit Lite vs Visual Editor Custom Buttons

Visual Edit Lite

by Filip Dvoran

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Visual Editor Custom Buttons

by cyberduck

3K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Visual Editor Custom Buttons has more active installs: 3K+, against fewer than 10 for Visual Edit Lite.
On a typical day, Visual Editor Custom Buttons is downloaded about 21 times, Visual Edit Lite about 4.
Visual Edit Lite is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 37 reviews.
Visual Edit Lite was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against May 26, 2023 for Visual Editor Custom Buttons.
Visual Edit Lite 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 2026 for Visual Edit Lite.

Visual Edit Lite leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Visual Edit Lite	Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Popular rank	#56,788	#3,623
Active installs	Fewer than 10	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	85	358
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(37)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.03
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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