WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs cookie-cat
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for cookie-cat.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, cookie-cat about 12.
- Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- cookie-cat was updated more recently: Jun 7, 2025, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- cookie-cat is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  cookie-cat |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #6,604 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 190 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.22 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 1 year 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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