WordPress plugin comparison
Content Unpublisher vs Essential Content Types
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 70+ for Content Unpublisher.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Content Unpublisher about 9.
- Content Unpublisher is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Content Unpublisher was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- Content Unpublisher 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 2025 for Content Unpublisher.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Unpublisher |  Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,364 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 244 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.41 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 16 days ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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