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Button

by BurgerThemes · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Button
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
webdzier3 Oct 2016 to 3 Dec 2025, 73 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Button
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
28 Mar 2024Button <= 1.1.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection in button_shortcode8.8<= 1.1.271.1.280
12 May 2023Button <= 1.1.22 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.1.221.1.2362

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 53 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star41
4 star6
3 star1
2 star2
1 star3

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Button
4 May 202640
11 May 202674
18 May 202648
25 May 202679
1 Jun 202666
8 Jun 202668
15 Jun 202668
22 Jun 202644
29 Jun 202647
6 Jul 202662
13 Jul 202650
20 Jul 202668
27 Jul 202675
3 Aug 202697
10 Aug 202683
17 Aug 202678
24 Aug 202698
31 Aug 202655
7 Sep 202672
14 Sep 202684
21 Sep 202678
28 Sep 202692
5 Oct 202671
12 Oct 202677
19 Oct 2026108
26 Oct 2026126
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.1.32
AuthorBurgerThemes
Added3 Oct 2016
Last updated3 Dec 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.8
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsshare button, drop-down button, whatsapp buttons, css3 responsive buttons, wordpress button plugin

Other plugins by this author: Burger Companion, Mobix App Builder

Questions

Is Button still maintained?

Button was last updated on 3 Dec 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Button safe?

Button has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Button?

The wordpress.org author is BurgerThemes. Recent committers: webdzier, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Button?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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