WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Gallery Shortcode Style to Head

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Gallery Shortcode Style to Head

by Matt Martz

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 100+ for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Gallery Shortcode Style to Head about 4.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Apr 2, 2015 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 4.1.42 for Gallery Shortcode Style to Head.
Gallery Shortcode Style to Head has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Column Shortcodes.

Column Shortcodes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Gallery Shortcode Style to Head
Popular rank	#659	#16,394
Active installs	60K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	77
Rating	4.8(134)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.00
Last release	4 years ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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