WordPress plugin comparison
Anything Shortcodes vs Column Shortcodes
Anything Shortcodes
by WPizard
Fewer than 10 installs
Column Shortcodes
by Tobias Schutter
60K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Anything Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Anything Shortcodes about 2.
- Anything Shortcodes has no reviews yet.
- Anything Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2025, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Anything Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Anything Shortcodes.
Line by line
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| Metric | Anything Shortcodes | Column Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,845 | #659 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 47 | 2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(134) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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