WordPress plugin comparison

Custom post types for WordPress vs Essential Content Types

Custom post types for WordPress

by mauretto1978

100+ installs4.9

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

At a glance

Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Custom post types for WordPress.
On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Custom post types for WordPress about 27.
Custom post types for WordPress is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Custom post types for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
Custom post types for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Custom post types for WordPress.

Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom post types for WordPress	Essential Content Types
Popular rank	#14,857	#1,259
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	625	2.8K
Rating	4.9(24)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.39	×0.82
Last release	11 days ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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