CSS Columns
by redwerks · Uncategorized
Provides a [columns] shortcode that gives a section of post content multiple columns using css3's column properties.
41 health vs 66 average across 3,757 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5019 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 72
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 60+ → 50+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-06-25 50+ → 60+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-06-15 60+ → 50+ down after 373 days in band
- 2025-06-07 70+ → 60+ down after 364 days in band
- 2024-06-08 80+ → 70+ down after 28 days in band
- 2024-05-11 70+ → 80+ up after 9 days in band
- 2024-05-02 80+ → 70+ down after 25 days in band
- 2024-04-07 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Three Column Screen Layout 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D - C Custom CSS and JS 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WEN Responsive Columns 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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