WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs My Text Shortcodes
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for My Text Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, My Text Shortcodes about 1.
- My Text Shortcodes has no reviews yet.
- My Text Shortcodes was updated more recently: Dec 27, 2025, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- My Text Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for My Text Shortcodes.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  My Text Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #47,735 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.1K | 34 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.09 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 10 months 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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