WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Template vs HTML Special Characters Helper

Custom Post Template

by Simon Wheatley

10K+ installs4.8

HTML Special Characters Helper

by Scott Reilly

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Post Template has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for HTML Special Characters Helper.
On a typical day, Custom Post Template is downloaded about 24 times, HTML Special Characters Helper about 4.
HTML Special Characters Helper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 43 reviews.
Custom Post Template was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Feb 22, 2017 for HTML Special Characters Helper.
HTML Special Characters Helper is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.7.39, against 3.4.2 for Custom Post Template.
Custom Post Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for HTML Special Characters Helper.

Custom Post Template leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Template	HTML Special Characters Helper
Popular rank	#2,147	#12,524
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	557	91
Rating	4.8(43)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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