WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Colors vs Custom Shortcodes
At a glance
- Custom Shortcodes has more active installs: 5K+, against 30+ for Custom Colors.
- On a typical day, Custom Shortcodes is downloaded about 15 times, Custom Colors about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Colors was updated more recently: Sep 8, 2016, against Apr 4, 2009 for Custom Shortcodes.
- Custom Colors is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.5.33, against 2.7 for Custom Shortcodes.
- Custom Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Custom Colors.
Line by line
Custom Shortcodes leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Colors |  Custom Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,968 | #3,154 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 307 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 2.7 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 17 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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