WordPress plugin comparison

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) vs Timeline Express

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)

by Narinder Singh

20K+ installs4.7

Timeline Express

by Evan Herman

8K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) has more active installs: 20K+, against 8K+ for Timeline Express.
On a typical day, Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) is downloaded about 301 times, Timeline Express about 37.
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 333 reviews, against 4.3 from 165 reviews.
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 22, 2023 for Timeline Express.
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Timeline Express.
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Timeline Express.
Timeline Express has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline).

Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline)	Timeline Express
Popular rank	#1,176	#2,331
Active installs	20K+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29.3K	730
Rating	4.7(333)	4.3(165)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×1.08	×0.03
Last release	6 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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