WordPress plugin comparison
Clean Meta Descriptions vs Column Shortcodes
Clean Meta Descriptions
by matthewsudekum
Fewer than 10 installs
Column Shortcodes
by Tobias Schutter
60K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Clean Meta Descriptions.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Clean Meta Descriptions about 1.
- Clean Meta Descriptions has no reviews yet.
- Clean Meta Descriptions was updated more recently: Jan 9, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Clean Meta Descriptions is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Clean Meta Descriptions.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Clean Meta Descriptions | Column Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65,321 | #659 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 2.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(134) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.39 | – |
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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