Genesis Columns Advanced vs Column Shortcodes

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

Health C56

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Genesis Columns Advanced	Column Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 56 ✓	D · 51
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	19/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.48★	4.69★ ✓
Reviews	25	134 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100 ✓	57/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	2.4y ago ✓	4.1y ago
Downloads · 30d	628	2.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.1% ✓	6.6%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Genesis Columns AdvancedColumn 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.