Who is Column Shortcodes for?

Column Shortcodes is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.

Is Column Shortcodes free?

Yes — Column Shortcodes is free to use.

What platforms does Column Shortcodes run on?

Column Shortcodes runs on the web.

Is Column Shortcodes still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Column Shortcodes?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Grid Shortcodes, Snippet Shortcodes, and Awesome Shortcodes.

Who makes Column Shortcodes?

Column Shortcodes is developed by Tobias Schutter.

When did Column Shortcodes launch?

Column Shortcodes first shipped in 2012.

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Column Shortcodes

Name: Column Shortcodes
Author: Tobias Schutter

wordpress.orgWeb & no-code builders

Column Shortcodes is a WordPress plugin for adding column layouts to posts and pages through shortcodes. It provides selectable column widths, adjustable column padding, and a preset stylesheet for assembling responsive page structures.

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Overview

6 features

Column Shortcodes is a Web & no-code builders project. It focuses on creating multi-column WordPress page layouts without manually writing layout code. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and content editors. Column Shortcodes is free to use. It ships for the web.

Tobias Schutter builds and maintains Column Shortcodes, and it first shipped in 2012. Among its 6 catalogued features are column shortcodes, column width presets, and padding controls. The interface is available in 10 languages, including Czech, Danish, and German. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Column shortcodes
Column width presets
Padding controls
Preset stylesheet
Post layouts
Page layouts

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 17:13 UTC
Column Shortcodes verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Column Shortcodes

What is Column Shortcodes?: Column Shortcodes focuses on creating multi-column WordPress page layouts without manually writing layout code. It is catalogued under Web & no-code builders on PulseGate.
Who is Column Shortcodes for?: Column Shortcodes is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content editors.
Is Column Shortcodes free?: Yes — Column Shortcodes is free to use.
What platforms does Column Shortcodes run on?: Column Shortcodes runs on the web.
Is Column Shortcodes still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Column Shortcodes?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Grid Shortcodes, Snippet Shortcodes, and Awesome Shortcodes.Grid Shortcodes Snippet Shortcodes Awesome Shortcodes
Who makes Column Shortcodes?: Column Shortcodes is developed by Tobias Schutter.
When did Column Shortcodes launch?: Column Shortcodes first shipped in 2012.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: Czech, Danish, German, English+6 moreshow less
Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Galician, Dutch, Russian, Slovak, Swedish
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and content editors
Model: B2B
Solves: Creating multi-column WordPress page layouts without manually writing layout code.

Registered as

WordPress.org: column-shortcodes

Developer

Tobias Schutter

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: column-shortcodes-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/column-shortcodes

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