WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Post Template vs Lightweight JS Snippet
Custom Post Template
by Simon Wheatley
10K+ installs4.8
Lightweight JS Snippet
by Jonas Hjalmarsson
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Custom Post Template has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Lightweight JS Snippet.
- On a typical day, Custom Post Template is downloaded about 24 times, Lightweight JS Snippet about 4.
- Lightweight JS Snippet has no reviews yet.
- Lightweight JS Snippet was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Custom Post Template.
- Lightweight JS Snippet is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Custom Post Template.
- Custom Post Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2022 for Lightweight JS Snippet.
Line by line
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| Metric | Custom Post Template | Lightweight JS Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,147 | #50,664 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 557 | 117 |
| Rating | 4.8(43) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 18 days 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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