WordPress plugin comparison

Column Shortcodes vs You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

60K+ installs4.8

You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message

by Markus Echterhoff

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Column Shortcodes has more active installs: 60K+, against 60+ for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
On a typical day, Column Shortcodes is downloaded about 82 times, You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message about 3.
You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 134 reviews.
Column Shortcodes was updated more recently: Oct 11, 2022, against Dec 31, 2018 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
Column Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.0.18, against 5.0.31 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.
Column Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message.

Column Shortcodes leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	You Have a New (BuddyPress) Message
Popular rank	#659	#19,048
Active installs	60K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.1K	73
Rating	4.8(134)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.0.18	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.00
Last release	4 years ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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