by Code Amp 4.7 (69 reviews)

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Name: Forget About Shortcode Buttons
Rating: 4.7 (69 reviews)
Author: Code Amp

A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.

Forget About Shortcode Buttons ranks #1,197 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #185 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 69 reviews, and was last updated Nov 5, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.7.11 (Current: 7.1.4)

v2.1.3 Current Version v2.1.3

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 05 Nov, 2024

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#185 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -16.7% this week No update in over a year

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Active Installs

20K+

-26.4%

KW Avg Position

119

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Downloads

403.2K

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (69 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 69.1%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

69 reviews

Overall 94%

60 (87%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jun 26, 2026 UNPATCHED

Forget About Shortcode Buttons [forget-about-shortcode-buttons] <= 2.1.3 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-63041 · No fix released
May 11, 2023

Forget About Shortcode Buttons [forget-about-shortcode-buttons] < 2.1.3 (closed)

CVE-2023-32579 · Fixed in v2.1.3
Feb 29, 2016

Forget About Shortcode Buttons [forget-about-shortcode-buttons] < 1.1.2 (closed)

CVE-2016-1000133 · Fixed in v1.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.3
Last Updated: Nov 05, 2024
Requires WP: 4.2+
Tested Up To: 6.7.11
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Code Amp

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 69
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and bloggers who want to add styled buttons to posts, pages, and widgets without writing shortcodes. It solves the problem of tedious shortcode syntax by letting users insert and edit real, visually styled CSS buttons directly in the rich text editor.