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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Columns Plugins for WordPress

84 plugins are tagged “columns” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Admin Columns with 100K+ active installs.

Plugins in category84
#1 by installsAdmin Columns
Top-30 installs239.9K+
Avg. health (this page)50/100

84 Columns plugins

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Best Columns Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Admin Columns Admin Columns Take control of your WordPress admin list tables. Add, remove, and reorder columns for… by Codepress 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (1.7K) 4 weeks ago 96
2 Column Shortcodes Column Shortcodes Adds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages. by Tobias Schutter 60K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (134) 4 years ago 47
3 ACF Quick Edit Fields ACF Quick Edit Fields Enable Columns, Filters, Quick Edit and Bulk Edit for ACF Fields in WordPress List Tables by podpirate 30K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (43) 2 years ago 38
4 Lightweight Grid Columns Lightweight Grid Columns Easily add desktop, tablet and mobile friendly columns to your content using an easy to use… by Tom 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (42) 8 years ago 47
5 Genesis Columns Advanced Genesis Columns Advanced Adds shortcodes to easily create up to 42 different columned layouts. by Nick Diego 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (25) 2 years ago 46
6 PixCodes PixCodes PixCodes offers a Classic Editor interface for inserting Pixelgrade shortcodes. by pixelgrade 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1) 2 months ago 72
7 Gridable Gridable Gridable adds row and column layout controls to the WordPress Classic Editor. by pixelgrade 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9 (10) 1 month ago 72
8 Columns Columns This WordPress plugin boosts your website with... you guessed it, columns! by Konstantin Kovshenin 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (22) 9 years ago 41
9 Genesis Easy Columns Genesis Easy Columns Easily add Genesis column shortcodes to your WordPress editor. by Code96 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11) 9 years ago 38
10 Grid Shortcodes Grid Shortcodes A responsive and easy-to-use tool for dividing your content in your posts/pages. This… by WP Darko 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10) 8 months ago 55
11 Manage User Columns Manage User Columns This plugin allows you to manage columns under the users page in the WordPress admin area. by Deepak Khokhar 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (5) 3 months ago 68
12 Three Column Screen Layout Three Column Screen Layout Three, four and five column screen layouts for the post editor. by Chad Hovell 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (16) 10 years ago 34
13 WPC Admin Columns WPC Admin Columns WPC Admin Columns offers a listing of columns in the admin dashboards for different… by WPClever 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 2 days ago 81
14 Dashboard Columns Dashboard Columns Easily change the number of dashboard columns from Screen Options. by Polygon Themes 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 months ago 55
15 Rescue Shortcodes Rescue Shortcodes A lightweight WordPress shortcodes plugin. by Rescue Themes 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 months ago 49
16 Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks Fully responsive Bootstrap 5 blocks, components and extends for Gutenberg by kubiq 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (8) 9 months ago 52
17 WEN Responsive Columns WEN Responsive Columns Easily display columnized content in your pages or posts. by WEN Themes 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (9) 3 years ago 34
18 Posts Columns Manager Posts Columns Manager Did you ever want to add some custom columns to the posts overview page? by Serhiy Zakharchenko 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (13) 3 years ago 39
19 Block Editor: Reverse Columns on Mobile Block Editor: Reverse Columns on Mobile Adds a "Reverse on Mobile" option to the Columns, Row, Stack and Media & Text blocks in… by Mickaël Larguier 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 1 month ago 78
20 Magazine Columns Magazine Columns Divides your post or page content into two or more columns, like a magazine article. by bandicootmarketing 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (5) 11 years ago 31
21 Easy Widget Columns Easy Widget Columns Easily display widgets in rows of columns. by Alexis J. Villegas 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 6 years ago 39
22 Add Dashboard Columns Add Dashboard Columns Enable Dashboard Columns in WordPress 3.8 or later by Sergio 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 6 years ago 34
23 DivUp Content DivUp Content Wrap divs around classic editor content using divup shortcodes. Also works for Gutenberg… by Themeover 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 4 years ago 33
24 Slug Search and Admin Columns Slug Search and Admin Columns Enhance your WordPress admin with powerful slug search, sortable ID and Slug columns, and… by Code and core 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 month ago 72
25 Bootstrap's Columns Controller Bootstrap's Columns Controller With "Bootstrap's Columns Controller" you can easily use colums to customize your content by veradeveloper 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (2) 9 years ago 29
26 Widgets in Columns Widgets in Columns Using this plugin you can show your widgets in desired columns and rows. You can also… by shazdeh 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (8) 12 years ago 36
27 PixGridder PixGridder A simple page grid composer that splits your pages into ordered grids, a builder for rows… by manuelmasia 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (21) 11 years ago 40
28 WP Columnize WP Columnize Easily create multiple columns within posts and pages. by darrinb 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 25
29 Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder The professional plugin for creating responsive layouts in WordPress. by Evolve 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 days ago 75
30 Plugin Columns Plugin Columns Plugin Columns adds several columns to the plugins list (Categories, dates, counters)… by Roger Grimstad 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 years ago 32

Top Columns plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular columns plugin for WordPress?

Admin Columns is the most popular columns plugin with 100K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many columns plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 84 plugins tagged “columns” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which columns plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Admin Columns has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 1,653 reviews.

Are these columns plugins actively maintained?

3 of the top 30 columns plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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