Column Shortcodes vs Grid Shortcodes

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

Health D52

Grid Shortcodes

by WP Darko

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

Column Shortcodes Grid Shortcodes

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Column Shortcodes	Grid Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 52	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	84/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100 ✓	86/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.69★ ✓	4.40★
Reviews	134 ✓	10
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	57/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.9y ago	7mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.4K ✓	258
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Column Shortcodes Grid Shortcodes

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.