WordPress plugin comparison
Category Shortcode vs Column Shortcodes
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 300+ for Category Shortcode.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Category Shortcode about 5.
- Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
- Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Oct 15, 2010 for Category Shortcode.
- Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 3.0.5 for Category Shortcode.
- Category Shortcode has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Column Shortcodes.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Shortcode |  Column Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,911 | #659 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 109 | 2K |
| Rating | 4.0(2) | 4.8(134) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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