WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Stuff & Things Reading Estimate

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Stuff & Things Reading Estimate

by stuffandthingsforyou

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Stuff & Things Reading Estimate.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Stuff & Things Reading Estimate about 3.
Stuff & Things Reading Estimate has no reviews yet.
Stuff & Things Reading Estimate was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Stuff & Things Reading Estimate 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 Stuff & Things Reading Estimate.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Stuff & Things Reading Estimate
Popular rank	#659	#49,273
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	143
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	28 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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