WordPress plugin comparison
BB Content Types vs Essential Content Types
BB Content Types
by Chris Anderson
Fewer than 10 installs
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for BB Content Types.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, BB Content Types about 2.
- BB Content Types has no reviews yet.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Mar 15, 2026 for BB Content Types.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for BB Content Types.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for BB Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | BB Content Types | Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #64,900 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 56 | 2.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 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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