WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales

by Hellion

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales about 2.
Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales has no reviews yet.
Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Hellion Shortcode Digital Sales
Popular rank	#659	#62,308
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2K	50
Rating	4.8(134)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.05
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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