WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Featured Image Column
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 2K+ for Featured Image Column.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Featured Image Column about 19.
- Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.5 from 12 reviews.
- Featured Image Column was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Featured Image Column is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.0, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Featured Image Column has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Column Shortcodes.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Featured Image Column |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #4,586 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 595 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 4.5(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.67 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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