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Standout CSS3 Buttons

Display CSS3 style buttons with gradient color styles on your website using shortcodes or PHP function call.

By jp2112·CSS3·Free
4.4(11 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, Standout CSS3 Buttons is a WordPress CSS3 plugin with 600 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 38K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page….

4.4/511 reviews
600active installs
38K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Based on this blog post from Brian Gardner, display cool CSS3 style gradient buttons on your site using shortcodes.

You can also call the plugin in your functions.php or in a plugin. Choose from several different color styles, partially inspired by social media, or create your own.

If you need help with this plugin

If this plugin breaks your site or just flat out does not work, please go to Compatibility and click “Broken” after verifying your WordPress version and the version of the plugin you are using.

Then, create a thread in the Support forum with a description of the issue. Make sure you are using the latest version of WordPress and the plugin before reporting issues, to be sure that the issue is with the current version and not with an older version where the issue may…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.411 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.3.0

  • confirmed compatibility with WordPress 4.1
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

jp2112jp2112
Plugin Info
Version
0.3.0
Last Updated
Jan 20, 2015
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
4.1.42
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
600
Downloads
38K+
Added
Feb 6, 2013
Business
Free

Tags

css3linkbuttonroundedgradient

Developer

J
jp2112
15 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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