WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop vs Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop
10K+ active installs
Free
Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To…
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 12 reviews) while WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop has accumulated 1.0M+ total downloads while Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… has 45K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop | Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.4/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 8 | ► | 12 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M+ | ◄ | 45K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 years ago | ► | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2018 | |
| Age | 12 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.5+ | 5.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.4.17 | 1.2.3 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop
Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop averaged approximately 13 daily downloads while Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… averaged 3.
Recent Reviews
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop Reviews
ImageMagick
“ImageMagick” is necessary to operate this plug-in. ImageMagick is unreliable and has been banned on many servers in my country.
Shortcodes plugin not working with WordPress 5.0.3
This theme is nice, but shorcodes plugin not working with newest wersion of WP
Add the ability to add classes to Column shortcode
This plugin is great for creating columns in content areas. That being said it desperately needs a way to target individual columns with css. something like [one_half class="my-class"] Content goes h
Custom Buttons for WooCommerce – Add To… Reviews
Runaway
wrong This topic was modified 5 months ago by serdarber.
Quick and Simple Works Great
Thank you, Developers! Nice plugin, works seamlessly.
Great!!
Thank you so much for this plugin! I’ve been working all day to solve an issue on my website. The ‘button-text’ suddenly changed, and I spent the entire day trying to modify the text with code, but wi
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