WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs List Custom Post with featured image

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

List Custom Post with featured image

by Vikas Sharma

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for List Custom Post with featured image.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, List Custom Post with featured image about 2.
List Custom Post with featured image is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
List Custom Post with featured image was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
List Custom Post with featured image 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 2017 for List Custom Post with featured image.

List Custom Post with featured image leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	List Custom Post with featured image
Popular rank	#659	#48,510
Active installs	60K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	45
Rating	4.8(134)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.19
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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