WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs WP general purpose shortcodes

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

WP general purpose shortcodes

by aheadlabs

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for WP general purpose shortcodes.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, WP general purpose shortcodes about 1.
WP general purpose shortcodes has no reviews yet.
WP general purpose shortcodes was updated more recently: Jul 26, 2023, against Oct 11, 2022 for Column Shortcodes.
WP general purpose shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.3.14, against 6.0.18 for Column Shortcodes.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for WP general purpose shortcodes.

Column Shortcodes leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	WP general purpose shortcodes
Popular rank	#659	#60,091
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	35
Rating	4.8(134)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.00
Last release	4 years ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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