WordPress plugin comparison
Column Shortcodes vs WebMan Amplifier
Column Shortcodes
by Tobias Schutter
60K+ installs4.8
WebMan Amplifier
by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas
1K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for WebMan Amplifier.
- On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, WebMan Amplifier about 18.
- Column Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 134 reviews, against 3.9 from 7 reviews.
- WebMan Amplifier was updated more recently: Mar 13, 2026, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
- WebMan Amplifier 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 2013 for WebMan Amplifier.
Line by line
Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Column Shortcodes | WebMan Amplifier |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #659 | #5,133 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2K | 345 |
| Rating | 4.8(134) | 3.9(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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