WordPress plugin comparison
Lightweight Grid Columns vs Manage User Columns
At a glance
- Lightweight Grid Columns has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Manage User Columns.
- On a typical day, Manage User Columns is downloaded about 26 times, Lightweight Grid Columns about 25.
- Lightweight Grid Columns is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
- Manage User Columns was updated more recently: Jun 19, 2026, against Mar 14, 2019 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Manage User Columns is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.1.28 for Lightweight Grid Columns.
- Lightweight Grid Columns has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Manage User Columns.
Line by line
Lightweight Grid Columns leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightweight Grid Columns |  Manage User Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,873 | #5,190 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 658 | 539 |
| Rating | 4.9(42) | 4.2(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.1.28 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.68 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 4 months 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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