WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Latest Posts by Author with content

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 30+ for Latest Posts by Author with content.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Latest Posts by Author with content about 5.
Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Latest Posts by Author with content was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Latest Posts by Author with content is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.

Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Latest Posts by Author with content
Popular rank	#659	#25,175
Active installs	60K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	127
Rating	4.8(134)	3.5(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.23
Last release	4 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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