WordPress plugin comparison

Astrowave Simple Event Calendar vs Column Shortcodes

Astrowave Simple Event Calendar

by saigamo

10+ installs

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Astrowave Simple Event Calendar.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Astrowave Simple Event Calendar about 3.
Astrowave Simple Event Calendar has no reviews yet.
Astrowave Simple Event Calendar was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Astrowave Simple Event Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Astrowave Simple Event Calendar.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Astrowave Simple Event Calendar	Column Shortcodes
Popular rank	#32,876	#659
Active installs	10+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	2.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(134)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×0.13	×0.02
Last release	2 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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