WordPress plugin comparison
CPT Descriptions vs Essential Content Types
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for CPT Descriptions.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, CPT Descriptions about 1.
- CPT Descriptions has no reviews yet.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Feb 3, 2013 for CPT Descriptions.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for CPT Descriptions.
- CPT Descriptions has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  CPT Descriptions |  Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,645 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18 | 2.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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