WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Lightweight Grid Columns
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Lightweight Grid Columns about 25.
- Lightweight Grid Columns is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Mar 14, 2019 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 5.1.28 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Lightweight Grid Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #1,873 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 658 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 4.9(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 5.1.28 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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