Frontier Buttons
by finnj · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 540+ installs across the portfolio →
Full control of your WP editor toolbars. Adds Table, Search/Replace, Preview & Code sample tinymce plugins. Enable visual editor for comments.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2342 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 93
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.4y ago
latest release · v2.6.1
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-06-15 · 1,382 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ GregW6.1y ago
Simple to install and use with lots of options and choices. Just a couple of requests; When in the settings in the admin and working on a specific editor, e.g. Teeny Editor, it would be good if the preview below showed the editor being used, e.g. show the Teeny editor instead of the full standard editor so you can see how it looks. For it to work with Ultimate Member (and other similar plugins) added roles. Still 5 stars as it does what I need it to Keep it updated too please 😉 This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: update This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: more updates This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW. Reason: Typo errors This topic was modified 6 years ago by GregW.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MMRH11.6y ago
Thanks to great support of the author it works great now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ finnj11.9y ago
It works with WP 4.0
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 40+ → 50+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 50+ → 40+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 60+ → 70+ up after 31 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- P PixCodes 8K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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f(x) Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - M Moods Addon for Ultimate TinyMCE 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- M MCE SearchReplace Buttons 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Easy Tinymce Editor Add Button 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/frontier-buttons" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Frontier Buttons — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Frontier Buttons: 40+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/frontier-buttons