WordPress plugin comparison
Better Font Awesome vs Column Shortcodes
At a glance
- Both have 60K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Better Font Awesome is downloaded about 236 times, Column Shortcodes about 82.
- Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.5 from 88 reviews.
- Better Font Awesome was updated more recently: Sep 10, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Better Font Awesome 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 2014 for Better Font Awesome.
Line by line
Better Font Awesome leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Font Awesome |  Column Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #630 | #659 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.2K | 2.1K |
| Rating | 4.5(88) | 4.8(134) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.20 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 2 months 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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