WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Pixel Clusters
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 30+ for Pixel Clusters.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Pixel Clusters about 3.
- Pixel Clusters is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Pixel Clusters was updated more recently: May 19, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Pixel Clusters 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 2019 for Pixel Clusters.
Line by line
Pixel Clusters leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Pixel Clusters |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #23,041 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 69 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.24 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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