WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Forget About Shortcode Buttons

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Forget About Shortcode Buttons

by Code Amp

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 20K+ for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Forget About Shortcode Buttons about 41.
Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.7 from 69 reviews.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2024, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Forget About Shortcode Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Forget About Shortcode Buttons.

Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Forget About Shortcode Buttons
Popular rank	#659	#1,198
Active installs	60K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	1.1K
Rating	4.8(134)	4.7(69)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.0.18	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.22
Last release	4 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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