WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Primo Vars
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Primo Vars.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Primo Vars about 1.
- Primo Vars has no reviews yet.
- Primo Vars was updated more recently: Aug 30, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Primo Vars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
- Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Primo Vars.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Primo Vars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #66,914 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 41 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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