WordPress plugin comparison
Add Pingbacks vs Essential Content Types
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Add Pingbacks.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Add Pingbacks about 1.
- Add Pingbacks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Mar 5, 2026 for Add Pingbacks.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Add Pingbacks has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Add Pingbacks |  Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,874 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.16 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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