Mango Buttons
by philbaylog · Uncategorized
Mango Buttons is a button creator for WordPress that allows anyone to create beautiful buttons anywhere on their site.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “button creator”, “button generator” and “button maker” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 88.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| css3 button generator | #21 | #14 | down 1 |
| button creator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| button generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| button maker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css3 button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “button creator”, “button generator” and “button maker” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 595 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
10.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.9 · 20 Sep 2016
9
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Jan 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ soulipsyz3.9y ago
Doesn’t even work and is very outdated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vormaro6.8y ago
Great plugin does what it promises, I tried to find others and even the Premiums do not exceed the free version of this plugin. A pity that the developer abandoned it, I tried to buy the premium version and the site is offline.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rakshitsukanta8.1y ago
I am confirming this plugin works perfectly till date without being updated for last 2 years. This is the best and lightweight button plugin I have ever used. Mango Button has all essential features even being free plugin. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by rakshitsukanta.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pat K8.5y ago
I love this plugin. I have tried others and nothing beats this for simplicity and flexibility. I have used it on a number of projects to allow site managers an easy and intuitive method for adding basic call-to-action buttons via the WP dashboard. Hoping the developer will continue to provide updates to this excellent plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ csytan8.6y ago
I’ve tried a ton of button creator plugins over the past few days but to be honest, most of them are subpar. Mango Buttons definitely deserves to be at the top of the list as it is easy to use, and provides beautiful defaults + customizations. Thanks for creating a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prionkor9.0y ago
Using it with 4.8.2 no issue. It shows nice preview in editor which is helpful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harry9.2y ago
One of the best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ szpinner10.4y ago
Mango Buttons … an outstanding little plugin which allows you to create CALL TO ACTION buttons and insert them wherever you want. I use the PREMIUM version which is my donation to the developer though I benefit in many ways. This app is outstanding for old codgers who are not that skilled with computers for numerous reasons: 1. You install the app transparently; no need for code knowledge; no need for insert code wherever that may be needed…simply install and watch the plugin icon appear on your editing page. Marvellous. 2. Use of the plugin is a no brainer. Simply decide on your button location, click on the Mango button and follow the three step process…button appearance/colour; button text and button URL. Once you have done the 3 steps, bingo, Bob’s your uncle…you’re done. Easy peasy…even I figured it out. 3. Editing buttons…talk about simplicity…double click on the button in your edit window and simply redo the 3 creation steps with your correction. This developer deserves the highest praise for keeping his plugin amazingly simple in installation and use, yet dynamically efficient in what it does. Man, if all developers took a couple of pages from this developer, there would be no need for WP gurus to help with support. Lots of lost jobs. I cannot say enough good things about this plugin. The premium version lets you do a few more things, but the free version does more than is needed. Plugins by this developer are simply OUTSTANDING !! Richard Szpin
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.9 Fix: Fixed permissions error of readfile() function caused by a small amount of hosting providers 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Tweak: Added support for “call”, “skype”, and “sms” button link prefixes 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Fix: Fixed dependency errors caused when MB is loaded in an iframe 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Fix: Plugin Compatibility fix for color picker in visual editor 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.4 Tweak: Added support for relative links 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Tweak: Added support for mailto: and tel: link text Fix: Improved link text validation 1.2.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Mango Buttons is a button creator for WordPress that allows anyone to create beautiful buttons anywhere on..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,393 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("button generator", "button maker", "css button" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 228 days in tier
- 2025-06-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2024-05-17 7K+ → 6K+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2023-09-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 131 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).
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