WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs Texlab Current Year
Column Shortcodes
by Tobias Schutter
60K+ installs4.8
Texlab Current Year
by Texlab IT
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Texlab Current Year.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Texlab Current Year about 2.
- Texlab Current Year is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
- Texlab Current Year was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- Texlab Current Year 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 2024 for Texlab Current Year.
Line by line
Texlab Current Year leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Column Shortcodes | Texlab Current Year |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #61,219 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 48 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.07 |
| 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.
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