WordPress plugin comparison

Bootstrap's Columns Controller vs Column Shortcodes

Bootstrap's Columns Controller

by veradeveloper

200+ installs3.5

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 200+ for Bootstrap's Columns Controller.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Bootstrap's Columns Controller about 3.
Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Aug 7, 2017 for Bootstrap's Columns Controller.
Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 4.8.34 for Bootstrap's Columns Controller.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Bootstrap's Columns Controller.

Column Shortcodes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Bootstrap's Columns Controller	Column Shortcodes
Popular rank	#12,692	#659
Active installs	200+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	56	2K
Rating	3.5(2)	4.8(134)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	6.0.18
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.02
Last release	9 years ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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