WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Remove Empty Shortcodes
Column Shortcodes
by Tobias Schutter
60K+ installs4.8
Remove Empty Shortcodes
by Tom McFarlin
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Remove Empty Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Remove Empty Shortcodes about 3.
- Remove Empty Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Remove Empty Shortcodes was updated more recently: Jun 30, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Remove Empty Shortcodes 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 2025 for Remove Empty Shortcodes.
Line by line
Remove Empty Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Column Shortcodes | Remove Empty Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #29,845 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.22 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 4 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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