WEN Responsive Columns

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ scoophk

   7.9y ago

   Have just tried 4 others as WordFence warned me that this was abandoned – can’t find one I can work with – please come back!

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2. ★★★★★ emmydalas

   8.6y ago

   This used to be my favorite column plugin, but it seems to be just abandoned. This plugin is conflicting with my forms plugin and I’m tired to try to work around. Although a lot of pages in my site use WEN columns, I’ll have to deactivate it. Really sad.

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3. ★★★★★ wujanowski

   8.9y ago

   I have tried out many other plugins to create columned layout in posts. But somehow they all didn’t work or was too complex. This plugin (marked as not tested with WP 4.8.2) is instead extremely simple and works fine 🙂 OK, I would like to have the column layout in WYSIWYG, but I think, it depends not on the plugin but on the WordPress editor. Or maybe my missing knowledge?

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4. ★★★★★ ayeaix

   9.6y ago

   Worked immediately. Very pleased.

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5. ★★★★★ Mark Krieger

   9.7y ago

   Finally a column plugin that works great. You just HAVE to use the visual editor buttons to create the columns because you’d need a lot of experience with it to remember how to do it manually…and there are no instructions for manual creation anywhere as far as I can see.

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6. ★★★★★ mikehaceman

   9.8y ago

   Very easy and simple plugin that makes the content split into responsive columns. The only issue might be with the sizing – when columns must switch from e.g. full 3 grid to 1 grid on mobile. Is it 960 px or 180 px ? Maybe with future update ?

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7. ★★★★★ submitexpress

   9.9y ago

   installed it but cannot figure out how to use or configure. No documentation on how to use!

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8. ★★★★★ mrazm

   11.5y ago

   I installed this plugin but could not get it to work with my Photocrati theme although it seems quite simple.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 WEN Responsive Columns <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2024-03-15 CVE-2024-27988 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.2 Patched in 1.3.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Translated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-30 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-06-29 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-06-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-06-26 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-06-25 900+ → 800+ down after 148 days in tier
6. 2026-01-28 1K+ → 900+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Bootstrap's Columns Controller 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
• PixGridder 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
• Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Genesis Widget Column Classes 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C

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WEN Responsive Columns: 800+ active installs, 3.7★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wen-responsive-columns