WordPress plugin comparison

Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode vs Column Shortcodes

Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode

by Saiful Islam

10+ installs

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode about 1.
Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode has no reviews yet.
Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2025, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode 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 Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Anywhere Blocks by Shortcode	Column Shortcodes
Popular rank	#33,277	#659
Active installs	10+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	2K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(134)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.02
Last release	1 year ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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