WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets vs Column Shortcodes

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets

by Travis Pflanz

100+ installs5.0

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets about 5.
Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Jul 24, 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 3.9.40 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets.

Column Shortcodes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets	Column Shortcodes
Popular rank	#13,003	#659
Active installs	100+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	106	2K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(134)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.02
Last release	12 years ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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