# Forget About Shortcode Buttons

> A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `forget-about-shortcode-buttons`
- Author: Code Amp
- Version: 2.1.3
- Active installs: 20,000+
- Last update: 2024-11-04 (2 years ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 6.7.11 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 4.2, PHP any
- Tags: button, css, edit, shortcode, visual editor
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/forget-about-shortcode-buttons/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- FLAG: Not updated in over a year (last update 2024-11-04).
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 6.7.11).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-06-26 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 2.1.3) **latest version still affected, no fix yet**. CVE-2025-63041, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fd2fed79-3ed2-4a05-b0b1-e902f53a1933?source=api-prod
- 2023-05-11 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization via fasc_buttons (up to 2.1.2). CVE-2023-32579, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/212dd123-42d4-4dd2-a2e2-bf0c43e805bf?source=api-prod
- 2016-02-29 MEDIUM: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.1.1). CVE-2016-1000133, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9faa9bd1-c7a8-4d8b-9f92-3a0aa9adbc03?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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