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Column Shortcodes v1.0.1

Adds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 15 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 6, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 6, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 4.8+
  • Tested up to WP 6.0.2 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 95% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 104 Passed
  • 18 Warnings
  • 3 Failed
Security 95/100
Excellent

35 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 77/100
Needs Improvement

47 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

49.4 KB

107.4 KB unzipped

Total files

35

across all file types

Lines of PHP

653

in 1 files Small

File types

  • MO
  • PO
  • CSS
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 27 High
  • 15 Medium
  • 25 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 15 audited versions of Column Shortcodes, Security improved the most (+3). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase grew 102% in size.

Audited 0.1 → 1.0.1 · 15 versions

0 50 100 0.1 0.6.7 1.0.1

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 35 70 0.1 0.6.7 1.0.1

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

413

downloads

Today

20

downloads

Week over week

+33%

vs previous week

Month over month

+23%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

4.8% of installs run an older version

≈ 2.9K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.0

Ratings

134 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 122
  • 4 3
  • 3 2
  • 2 3
  • 1 4

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

46 mo ago

Oct 11, 2022

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 103 days

average between releases

Total releases

15

since Aug 2012 · 14 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Column Shortcodes in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Column Shortcodes v1.0.1 flagged 67 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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