WordPress plugin comparison
Columns vs Lightweight Grid Columns
At a glance
- Lightweight Grid Columns has more active installs: 10K+, against 3K+ for Columns.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Grid Columns is downloaded about 25 times, Columns about 14.
- Lightweight Grid Columns is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.1 from 22 reviews.
- Lightweight Grid Columns was updated more recently: Mar 14, 2019, against Nov 28, 2017 for Columns.
- Lightweight Grid Columns is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.1.28, against 4.6.30 for Columns.
- Columns has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
Line by line
Lightweight Grid Columns leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Columns |  Lightweight Grid Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,942 | #1,873 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 345 | 642 |
| Rating | 4.1(22) | 4.9(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 5.1.28 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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