WordPress plugin comparison
Grid Overlay vs Lightweight Grid Columns
At a glance
- Lightweight Grid Columns has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Grid Overlay.
- On a typical day, Lightweight Grid Columns is downloaded about 25 times, Grid Overlay about 1.
- Grid Overlay has no reviews yet.
- Grid Overlay was updated more recently: Jul 25, 2025, against Mar 14, 2019 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Grid Overlay is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.1.28 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Lightweight Grid Columns has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Grid Overlay.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Grid Overlay |  Lightweight Grid Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,583 | #1,873 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 658 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 5.1.28 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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