MaxButtons – Create buttons vs Cresta Social Share Counter (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
MaxButtons – Create buttons
80K+ active installs
Free
Cresta Social Share Counter
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, MaxButtons – Create buttons has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 1,093 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. MaxButtons – Create buttons has accumulated 5.2M+ total downloads while Cresta Social Share Counter has 378K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MaxButtons – Create buttons | Cresta Social Share Counter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,093 | ◄ | 55 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.2M+ | ◄ | 378K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 6 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Age | 15 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 9.8.5 | 2.9.9.7 |
Rating Breakdown
MaxButtons – Create buttons
Cresta Social Share Counter
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MaxButtons – Create buttons averaged approximately 158 daily downloads while Cresta Social Share Counter averaged 20.
Recent Reviews
MaxButtons – Create buttons Reviews
This is genius it’s totally intuitive…
This is the best implementation of adding buttons that I could imagine. Say I had to figure out was to center the buttons it would be wise to create a 3 column on the page and add them to the middle
Awesome customization for beginners
I’d say my html skill level is around a 4. I’m more of a front end guy. So adding buttons in the back end had me cringing. I was trying to add a button in an accordion content window so I couldn’t dra
Useful!
Thank you for this very useful “little” plugin. Not only it works well, but it’s still working fine under WordPress 5.9 too!
Cresta Social Share Counter Reviews
Outstanding!
Incredibly easy to setup. I am using ‘Cresta Social Share Counter’ on both my websites. Thanks for creating this useful plugin.
Foolish plugin, It destroyed my website value
a week ago my article shows 2K shares & after plugin update suddenly it start showing only 200 shares. One article which got 500+ shares now showing only 1 share. This plugin has completely destroyed
ASSISTENZA OTTIMA
Andrea di CrestaProject ha risolto il mio problema (non direttamente legato al plugin) in 5 minuti anche se era sabato!! Super efficienti e ottimo plugin
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