10 Best Forget About Shortcode Buttons Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Forget About Shortcode Buttons has 20,000+ 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 Forget About Shortcode Buttons
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Widget Content Blocks
Closest match4.8 (60) 10,000+ active installsEdit widget content using the default WordPress visual editor and media uploading functionality. Create widgets like you would create posts or pages.
Shares the visual editor tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 18 days ago.
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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 visual editor tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, no update since May 26, 2023.
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Brizy – Page Builder
4.7 (969) 70,000+ active installsA page builder that is fast & easy, Brizy is a next-gen website builder that anyone can use. No designer or developer skills required.
Shares the visual editor tag on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.7 (113) 30,000+ active installsSimple and smart companion that allows you to insert sections into any existing page, create landing pages or entire websites including header and foo …
Shares the visual editor tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, no update since March 24, 2025.
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4.7 (44) 100,000+ active installsThis plugin makes it easy to add Quicktags to the html - and visual-editor.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since May 20, 2021.
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4.6 (305) 10,000+ active installsHighlights images on hover and adds a Pinterest "Pin It" button over them for easy pinning.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.7, no update since October 1, 2020.
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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 button tag on WordPress.org. About half 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 button tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.0 against 4.7, no update since October 15, 2018.
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4.2 (56) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin will add a button that allows users to scroll smoothly to the top of the page.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.2 against 4.7, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.9 (26) 10,000+ active installsВерсия сайта для слабовидящих.
Shares the button tag on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since September 1, 2021.
Switching from Forget About Shortcode Buttons: common questions
What is the best alternative to Forget About Shortcode Buttons?
Widget Content Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Forget About Shortcode Buttons alternative has the most users?
AddQuicktag, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Forget About Shortcode Buttons alternative is rated highest?
Widget Content Blocks, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 60 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Forget About Shortcode Buttons 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 Forget About Shortcode Buttons 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 Forget About Shortcode Buttons 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
Widget Content Blocks is the closest match to Forget About Shortcode Buttons by the data we track, and AddQuicktag has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. Brizy shipped the most recent release, on August 24, 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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