MaxButtons – Create buttons

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1. ★★★★★ mjoe67886

   2.0y ago

   This is the best implementation of adding buttons that I could imagine. Say I had to figure out was to center the buttons it would be wise to create a 3 column on the page and add them to the middle column. Thank you very much for this plugin!!

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2. ★★★★★ 01labs

   2.1y ago

   I’d say my html skill level is around a 4. I’m more of a front end guy. So adding buttons in the back end had me cringing. I was trying to add a button in an accordion content window so I couldn’t drag/drop a button in there. MaxButtons gave me the control to customize my button and drop in a shortcode to the page. Super stoked that I found this plugin!

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3. ★★★★★ Scribelle

   4.6y ago

   Thank you for this very useful “little” plugin. Not only it works well, but it’s still working fine under WordPress 5.9 too!

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4. ★★★★★ NG Baze

   4.7y ago

   I love this plugin please can you add a lazy download feature in free version with count like 10 seconds before user can download ?

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5. ★★★★★ orion973

   5.2y ago

   It’s perfect

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6. ★★★★★ manhal

   5.3y ago

   Helps a lot in customization make big change in easy way and short time This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by manhal.

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7. ★★★★★ alfordwh

   5.8y ago

   Helped me fix some shortcomings of other button designs. It’s very easy to use once you do a couple of designs and get the hang of it.

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8. ★★★★★ nananona

   5.8y ago

   Great! My site couldn’t work without it. The step by step instructions helped tremendously. Easy to use.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 9.8.6 Maintenance release Fix – Missing escape on view parameter in maxbutton list Compatible and tested with latest WordPress (7.0) and PHP (8.3) 9.8.6
2. — Version 9.8.5 Fix for page check in admin footer Readme updates 9.8.5
3. — Version 9.8.4 Another fix preventing javascript in URL . 9.8.4
4. — Version 9.8.3 Regular fix preventing javascript in URL, not also via esc_url . 9.8.3
5. — Version 9.8.2 Removed possibility to add javascript in URL links on request of WP plugin team (security issue) 9.8.2
6. — Version 9.8.1 Minor security improvements 9.8.1

14 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 MaxButtons <= 9.8.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'view' Parameter ↗
   2026-06-26 CVE-2026-13245 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.8.5 Patched in 9.8.6
2. Medium · 4.4 MaxButtons <= 9.8.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-04-17 CVE-2025-39444 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.8.3 Patched in 9.8.4
3. Medium · 4.4 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Width ↗
   2024-11-29 CVE-2024-10555 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.8.0 Patched in 9.8.1
4. Medium · 4.4 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text Color ↗
   2024-11-29 CVE-2024-8968 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.8.0 Patched in 9.8.1
5. Medium · 5.3 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.8 - Full Path Disclosure ↗
   2024-08-23 CVE-2024-6499 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 9.7.8 Patched in 9.8.0
6. Medium · 5.5 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-06-22 CVE-2024-3026 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.7.7 Patched in 9.7.8
7. Medium · 6.4 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗
   2024-01-23 CVE-2023-7029 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.7.6 Patched in 9.7.7
8. Medium · 4.4 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-01-08 CVE-2023-6594 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.7.4 Patched in 9.7.6
9. Medium · 6.4 MaxButtons <= 9.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-06-23 CVE-2023-36503 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.5.3 Patched in 9.6
10. High · 8.8 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
    2022-08-02 CVE-2022-36346 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 9.2 Patched in 9.3
11. Medium · 5.5 MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-08-02 CVE-2022-38703 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.2 Patched in 9.3
12. Medium · 6.4 WordPress Button Plugin MaxButtons <= 9.2 - Shortcode-Based Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-07-29 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 9.2 Patched in 9.3
13. Medium · 6.1 MaxButtons <= 6.18 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2017-05-16 CVE-2017-2169 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.18 Patched in 6.19
14. Medium · 4.3 MaxButtons < 1.26.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2014-09-24 CVE-2014-7181 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.26.1 Patched in 1.26.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 129 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-11 80K+ → 70K+ down after 285 days in tier
2. 2025-06-30 90K+ → 80K+ down after 266 days in tier
3. 2024-10-07 100K+ → 90K+ down

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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• Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Cresta Social Share Counter 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Button 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• Profile Box Shortcode And Widget 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Social Share Button 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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MaxButtons – Create buttons: 70K+ active installs, 4.9★ (1,093 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/maxbuttons