WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Column Shortcodes
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 50+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 3.
- Advanced Custom Fields has no reviews yet.
- Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Jul 17, 2015 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 3.4.2 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Column Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,391 | #659 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 65 | 2.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(134) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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