Grade B

Equal Height Columns

Name: Equal Height Columns
Rating: 4.9 (41 reviews)
Author: MIGHTYminnow

⤓ Download v1.2.1 on WordPress.org ↗

by MIGHTYminnowupdated 2026-03-10🌿The Dependable Sort

The tiny CSS shortcut for perfectly aligned columns.

HealthyDeclining

78/100

This small utility reliably equalizes column heights with very little effort from the user.

Loved32/40

Trustworthy14/15

Fair & Honest15/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum2/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

Show the snippet

function equalizeHeights(selector, breakpoint) {
  var $els = jQuery(selector);
  if (breakpoint && jQuery(window).width() < breakpoint) {
    $els.css('height', '');
    return;
  }
  $els.css('height', '');
  var max = 0;
  $els.each(function () { max = Math.max(max, jQuery(this).outerHeight()); });
  $els.css('height', max + 'px');
}

jQuery(function ($) {
  var groups = [
    { selector: '.your-column-selector', breakpoint: 768 }
  ];

  function runAll() {
    groups.forEach(function (g) { equalizeHeights(g.selector, g.breakpoint); });
  }

  runAll();
  $(window).on('resize orientationchange', runAll);
});

Keep in mind:Replace the groups array with your own selectors and breakpoints; the plugin's admin UI and PHP filter are not replicated.

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Active installs

~15,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+

Rating

4.9★

41 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-27%

Declining fast

15 → 11 installs/day

What to watch out for

MINORdownloads down 27% vs a year ago

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining fast · -27% in the last year

15/day a year ago→11/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Equal Height Columns is praised for its simplicity and quick, hassle-free setup that reliably equalises column heights, though at least one user reports it simply didn’t work.

What people like

+Easy to use, with a straightforward interface×2
+Quick setup, works after changing a single setting in under a minute×2
+Saves time and avoids the need for custom code×2
+Effectively equalises column heights where other scripts fail×2
+Compatible with popular themes/plugins such as Bridge theme’s Visual Composer and WooCommerce×2
+Provides a cross-browser solution for equal heights

Common complaints

−Did not work for at least one user

Review trustMostly organic

4.92★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
98%5★ concentration — near-perfect across only 41 reviews — not yet a proven track record

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

Not enough review history.

All-time ratings · 41 total

5★

4★

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Latest reviews · 41 analyzed

2021-12-29★★★★★Does the job B Eades
2021-08-16★★★★★Works great! awesome..ANW
2020-09-09★★★★★Didn't work for me luizzle
2020-05-28★★★★★Great plugin, You saved my life taras217771-shot
2018-12-27★★★★★Great!VerzameldNieuws2016
2018-07-05★★★★★MAGIC…WOW!!!bngari
2018-04-13★★★★★Holy smokes!biglesliep
2018-03-23★★★★★Easy and quick!shadley
2017-10-19★★★★★Just great!4blogga1-shot
2017-07-08★★★★★Works Like a charm even with woocommerce incredibleanand

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-03-10v1.2.1
2024-04-08v1.2.0
2023-11-28v1.1.4
2021-06-21v1.1.3
2021-01-20v1.1.2
2020-12-14v1.1.1
2020-08-31v1.1.0
2015-08-21v1.0.3

For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

Prior 7-day baseline

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

Mean release-day peak (30d)

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

-18.2%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

98%

5★ share in analyzed sample

10%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.93 → 4.92★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered