WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Weaver Show Posts
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 5K+ for Weaver Show Posts.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Weaver Show Posts about 30.
- Weaver Show Posts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Weaver Show Posts was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Weaver Show Posts 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 2014 for Weaver Show Posts.
Line by line
Weaver Show Posts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Column Shortcodes |  Weaver Show Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #3,221 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 812 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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