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byBrick Columns

A plugin that enables for column based shortcodes.

By davidpaulsson·Column·Free
3.7(3 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, byBrick Columns is a WordPress column plugin with 70 active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Make Column Clickable for Elementor.

3.7/53 reviews
70active installs
5.7K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

A small but simple plugin that enables shortcode support to create columns directly in your posts/pages.

This plugin enables you to divide content in the TinyMCE editor into columns that are either one half, one third, two third, three fourth, one fourth, one fifth, two fifth, three fifth, four fifth, one sixth or five sixth wide.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

3.73 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4

  • Fixed a headers already sent error.
  • Columns now stack the way they are supposed to when screen width is smaller than 767px.
  • This plugin now fixes that empty

tag that TinyMCE sometimes adds.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

sakjursakjurdavidpaulssondavidpaulsson
Plugin Info
Version
1.4
Last Updated
Dec 4, 2012
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
5.7K+
Added
Oct 7, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

columnbybrickcolumns

Developer

D
davidpaulsson
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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