MaxButtons – Create buttons vs Profile Box Shortcode And Widget (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
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
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 Profile Box Shortcode And Widget has 245K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | MaxButtons – Create buttons | Profile Box Shortcode And Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 3.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,093 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.2M+ | ◄ | 245K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 6 months ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2015 | |
| Age | 15 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 7.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 9.8.5 | 1.2.3 |
Rating Breakdown
MaxButtons – Create buttons
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, MaxButtons – Create buttons averaged approximately 158 daily downloads while Profile Box Shortcode And Widget averaged 4.
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!
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget Reviews
Works good
I found it really interesting, especially its like box with shortcodes is my favorite function.
Not Responsive
8o% of users use mobile devices. Responsive should be standard on all plugins but it is not. The same goes for this one. Out of date This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by amorino198
So easy to manage
Excellent plugin, updated to the last version of wp (4.8). Widget auto width needs to be improved for responsive.
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