WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Softlinkster Reviews for Google

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Softlinkster Reviews for Google

by Khurram Shehzad

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Softlinkster Reviews for Google.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Softlinkster Reviews for Google about 2.
Softlinkster Reviews for Google has no reviews yet.
Softlinkster Reviews for Google was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Softlinkster Reviews for Google 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 Softlinkster Reviews for Google.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Softlinkster Reviews for Google
Popular rank	#659	#58,845
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	63
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	1 month 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.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.