WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs Very Simple PayPal Donation Form

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

Very Simple PayPal Donation Form

by springthistle

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 200+ for Very Simple PayPal Donation Form.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, Very Simple PayPal Donation Form about 6.
Very Simple PayPal Donation Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
Very Simple PayPal Donation Form was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
Very Simple PayPal Donation Form 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 2018 for Very Simple PayPal Donation Form.

Very Simple PayPal Donation Form leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Very Simple PayPal Donation Form
Popular rank	#659	#11,278
Active installs	60K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	268
Rating	4.8(134)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.46
Last release	4 years ago	18 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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