WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager

by Denis Bisteinov

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager about 2.
Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager was updated more recently: Dec 8, 2025, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager 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 2024 for Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager.

Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Bisteinoff Global Contact Manager
Popular rank	#659	#29,173
Active installs	60K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	38
Rating	4.8(134)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.12
Last release	4 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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