MaxButtons – Create buttons

84 Quality Score

Active Installs

22/30

At 70,000 active installs it is one of the more widely deployed button plugins, earning a strong popularity score of 72/30.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect 100/25 reflects the recent update on June 26, 2026, signaling an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 from 1,093 reviewers indicates unusually consistent user satisfaction for a plugin of this age.

Support Health

8/15

With only 2 support threads logged and both resolved, the sample size is too small to confidently score support health, hence the middling 50/15.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested against WordPress 7.0 and requiring only PHP 7.0 plus WordPress 5.0, it earns a full 100/15 for broad forward compatibility.

Scores higher than 93% of indexed plugins

About

Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can create beautiful buttons, share buttons and social icons.

Active Installs 70k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2026-06-26 8:02am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

14 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 13 Medium

Most recent: June 26, 2026

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MaxButtons <= 9.8.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'view' Parameter Medium

June 26, 2026 Patched in ["9.8.6"] CVE-2026-13245

MaxButtons <= 9.8.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 17, 2025 Patched in ["9.8.4"] CVE-2025-39444

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Width Medium

November 29, 2024 Patched in ["9.8.1"] CVE-2024-10555

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text Color Medium

November 29, 2024 Patched in ["9.8.1"] CVE-2024-8968

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure Medium

August 23, 2024 Patched in ["9.8.0"] CVE-2024-6499

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 22, 2024 Patched in ["9.7.8"] CVE-2024-3026

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode Medium

January 23, 2024 Patched in ["9.7.7"] CVE-2023-7029

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

January 8, 2024 Patched in ["9.7.6"] CVE-2023-6594

MaxButtons <= 9.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

June 23, 2023 Patched in ["9.6"] CVE-2023-36503

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery High

August 2, 2022 Patched in ["9.3"] CVE-2022-36346

MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 2, 2022 Patched in ["9.3"] CVE-2022-38703

WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Shortcode-Based Cross-Site Scripting Medium

July 29, 2022 Patched in ["9.3"]

MaxButtons <= 6.18 - Cross-Site Scripting Medium

May 16, 2017 Patched in ["6.19"] CVE-2017-2169

MaxButtons < 1.26.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

September 24, 2014 Patched in ["1.26.1"] CVE-2014-7181

What It Does

MaxButtons lets WordPress users design custom call-to-action buttons, share buttons, and social icons through a visual editor without writing CSS. It outputs shortcodes that can be dropped into posts, pages, widgets, or templates, and supports responsive styling so buttons adapt across screen sizes.

Who It's For

Small business owners, freelancers, and bloggers who want to add visually polished buttons and share icons to landing pages, sales pages, or post content without hiring a developer. It fits sites that need simple, repeatable button designs rather than full design systems.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone already using a modern block theme with the core Button block, or sites that only need a single inline link styled differently, will get more value from native WordPress tools. Developers building fully custom button components from scratch will also find this too restrictive.

The Bottom Line

MaxButtons scores 83.9/100 and delivers exactly what it promises: a no-code way to build attractive, responsive buttons for WordPress. Its tiny support footprint is a minor concern only because there are so few threads to judge by, and the 70,000 install base plus near-perfect user ratings suggest it remains a dependable choice. If you need more than one or two custom buttons on your site, this plugin earns its long-standing reputation.

Pick this if your main goal is driving social shares with counters and platform-specific styling, not crafting custom CTA buttons.

Super Web Share - Native Social Sharing Button 77/100

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Cresta Social Share Counter 77/100

Go with Cresta if displaying share counts and animated counters matters more than customizing button visuals.

Button 74/100

Use this minimalist plugin when you need a single inline button shortcode and nothing more.

Social Share Button 73/100

Opt for this if you want a quick floating or inline social share bar with minimal configuration.