WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Genesis Widget Column Classes

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Genesis Widget Column Classes

by Jory Hogeveen

5K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 5K+ for Genesis Widget Column Classes.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Genesis Widget Column Classes about 20.
Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Genesis Widget Column Classes was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Genesis Widget Column Classes 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 2015 for Genesis Widget Column Classes.

Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Genesis Widget Column Classes
Popular rank	#659	#3,103
Active installs	60K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	594
Rating	4.8(134)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.76
Last release	4 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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