WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder

by Nenad Obradovic

4K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 4K+ for Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder.
On a typical day, Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder is downloaded about 97 times, Column Shortcodes about 82.
Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.7 from 14 reviews.
Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder.

Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder
Popular rank	#659	#3,465
Active installs	60K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	2.9K
Rating	4.8(134)	4.7(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.75
Last release	4 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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