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MaxButtons – Create buttons

By maxfoundry

Design & Themes / Page Builders & Visual Editors

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

MaxButtons – Create buttons Review - In-Depth Analysis

MaxButtons is a user-friendly WordPress plugin for creating beautiful buttons, share buttons, and social icons effortlessly. Customize your buttons with a live preview and various design options.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.32/10

User Rating

4.9/5 (based on 1093+ reviews)

Active Installations

70,000+

Update Frequency

Very Good It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5.07 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

MaxButtons is a powerful WordPress button plugin that allows you to create stunning CSS3 buttons in just a minute. It is easy to use, with a button editor that offers a live preview, making it simple to generate responsive buttons quickly.

This plugin has been around for over 15 years and has received more than 1000 5-star reviews. It includes features for social sharing buttons and social icons, enabling you to enhance your website's interactivity and engagement.

MaxButtons supports various page builders and offers extensive customization options, including color pickers, predefined defaults, and responsive settings for different devices. You can also integrate it with popup builders and other plugins for added functionality.

Comparing to Alternatives

MaxButtons is a popular button creation plugin with several alternatives available that offer similar functionality.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Highly intuitive and easy to use interface
Extensive customization options for buttons
Strong user satisfaction with a 4.9 rating
Active development with recent security fixes
Supports shortcode integration for flexible placement

Weaknesses

Has had multiple security vulnerabilities in the past
Requires updates to maintain security
Some users may prefer alternative plugins with fewer past vulnerabilities
Advanced features may require pro version

User Sentiment Analysis

With a 4.9 out of 5 rating from over 1,000 users, MaxButtons enjoys overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Positive highlights

'This is genius it’s totally intuitive' - mjoe67886
'Very useful plugins' - manhal
'Perfect' - orion973
'I love this plugin' - NG Baze
'Awesome customization for beginners' - 01labs

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Past security vulnerabilities may concern cautious users
Some advanced features require purchasing the pro version
Customization may be challenging for complete beginners without HTML knowledge

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for an easy-to-use yet powerful button creation plugin with extensive customization options and shortcode support.

Not ideal for

Those who prioritize plugins with no history of security vulnerabilities or who want all features available for free without upgrading.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers comprehensive button creation and customization features suitable for most users.

Pro version (29 - 99 USD / year)

Adds premium features such as advanced styling options, additional button templates, and priority support.

Final Verdict

MaxButtons stands out as a highly rated and user-friendly plugin for creating customizable buttons in WordPress. Its intuitive interface and shortcode flexibility make it a favorite among users, especially those with some front-end experience. The availability of a pro version enhances its appeal for users needing advanced features.

However, the plugin has a history of multiple security vulnerabilities, which have been addressed in recent updates. Users should ensure they keep the plugin updated to mitigate risks. Overall, MaxButtons offers excellent value and functionality, but security-conscious users should weigh this history when choosing their button plugin.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free MaxButtons – Create buttons plugin.

Button creator

CSS WordPress button

Responsive buttons

Share button

Screenshots

FAQ

No. The shortcode enables you to change various items on the button including the text and link. It’s better to create a single button and reuse it.

To change text and link :
[maxbutton id=”1″ text=”yourtext” url=”http://yoururl”]

If you only want to change one of the two, just leave the not needed option out.

Most often used options:

[maxbutton id=”1″ text=”yourtext” url=”http://yoururl” window=”new” nofollow=”true”]

You should never copy buttons if you only have a different line of text and / or link on any button. You can use the ‘add button’ dialog from your posts and pages to easily use this options

Try enabling the container and setting its margin options. You could also fix this manually by surrounding your button shortcode with a div element with margins. For example:

<div style="margin: 10px 10px 10px 10px;">     <?php echo do_shortcode('[maxbutton id="17"]'); ?>     <?php echo do_shortcode('[maxbutton name="MaxButtons Button Name"]'); ?> </div>

Then adjust the margin values as needed (the order is: top, right, bottom, left).

Enable the container option and set the alignment property to either “display: inline-block” or “float: left”. You might also want to add some margin values to put some spacing between your buttons. If that doesn’t work, try using a simple HTML table.

<table>     <tr>         <td>[maxbutton id="1"]</td>         <td>[maxbutton id="2"]</td>         <td>[maxbutton id="3"]</td>     </tr> </table>

A lot of modern page builders have solution for positioning content, like grids. You can leverage those for better results.
You can use TablePress to create tables in WordPress.

By default WordPress only displays plain text in Post Excerpts. If you want to show a button there, you can add this snippet to your functions.php

add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'shortcode_unautop'); add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');

Alternatively there are many plugins for customizing the excerpt that can do this for you and give control over other parts of the excerpt as well.

Contributors and developers

“MaxButtons – Create buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Pro version Free Version Docs

WPS

6.32

Average

Pro version

Ratings

4.9 out of 5 | 1093

Version

9.8.6

Last updated

2 months ago

Active installations

70,000+

WordPress version

7.0.4 or higher

PHP version

7.0 or higher

Languages

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MaxButtons – Create buttons Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (1093)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (13)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.32

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