Grid Shortcodes vs Column Shortcodes

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

Grid Shortcodes

by WP Darko

Health B81

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Grid Shortcodes Column 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	Grid Shortcodes	Column Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	60K–70K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100 ✓	4/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.40★	4.69★ ✓
Reviews	10	134 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	57/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	7mo ago ✓	3.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	251	1.5K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Grid Shortcodes Column 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.