Shortcodes Ultimate vs Column Shortcodes

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

Shortcodes Ultimate

by Vova

Health B82

Column Shortcodes

by Tobias Schutter

Health D52

Active-install trajectory

Shortcodes Ultimate 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	Shortcodes Ultimate	Column Shortcodes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400K–500K ✓	60K–70K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-14%
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	D · 52
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	4/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	98/100 ✓	93/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	31/100	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.89★ ✓	4.69★
Reviews	5,924 ✓	134
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	87/100 ✓	57/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	3.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	111.4K ✓	1.4K
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Shortcodes Ultimate 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.