10 Best Arconix Shortcodes Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Arconix Shortcodes has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Arconix Shortcodes
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Bootstrap Shortcodes
Closest match5.0 (23) 4,000+ active installsWordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3
Shares the buttons, shortcodes tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated March 10, 2026.
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4.2 (43) 9,000+ active installsAllows you to embed content within your blog post via WordPress ShortCode API and toggling the visibility of the content via a button.
Shares the toggle tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated 29 days ago.
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4.4 (50) 2,000+ active installsSimple plugin for WooCommerce which toggle grid / list view of your products and toggle products count per page.
Shares the toggle tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.7 (93) 3,000+ active installsJuiz Social Post Sharer is now Nobs • Share Buttons. Add beautiful share buttons in your posts to allow visitors to share your content on social media …
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated February 20, 2026.
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4.6 (37) 4,000+ active installsVisual Editor Custom Buttons lets you add custom buttons to the Wordpress Visual Editor.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, no update since May 26, 2023.
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4.0 (28) 9,000+ active installsEasy Media Download allows you to embed download buttons on your WordPress site. Add file download functionality with this WordPress download plugin.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.0 (159) 40,000+ active installsTake complete control over the WordPress content editor.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since October 15, 2018.
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4.5 (40) 10,000+ active installsFlexible button creator allowing you to stick floating buttons to the side of your site.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, no update since July 2, 2025.
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5.0 (30) 3,000+ active installsA plugin that aligns WooCommerce "Add to cart" buttons.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated November 12, 2025.
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5.0 (319) 9,000+ active installsAdds professionally looking "-" and "+" quantity increment buttons around product quantity field on WooCommerce pages.
Shares the buttons tag on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, no update since August 21, 2020.
Switching from Arconix Shortcodes: common questions
What is the best alternative to Arconix Shortcodes?
Bootstrap Shortcodes is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 4,000+ active installs with a 5.0 out of 5 rating.
Which Arconix Shortcodes alternative has the most users?
WP Edit, with 40,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Arconix Shortcodes alternative is rated highest?
Qty Increment Buttons for WooCommerce, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 319 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Arconix Shortcodes alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Arconix Shortcodes score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Arconix Shortcodes on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Bootstrap Shortcodes is the closest match to Arconix Shortcodes by the data we track, and WP Edit has the widest reach with 40,000+ active installs. Grid/List View for WooCommerce shipped the most recent release, on August 27, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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