WordPress plugin comparison
BranchDesk vs Essential Content Types
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for BranchDesk.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, BranchDesk about 2.
- BranchDesk has no reviews yet.
- BranchDesk was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for BranchDesk.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  BranchDesk |  Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,380 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 54 | 2.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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