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Custom Post Type Archives vs Essential Content Types

Custom Post Type Archives

by rATRIJS

200+ installs5.0

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

At a glance

  • Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Custom Post Type Archives.
  • On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Custom Post Type Archives about 4.
  • Custom Post Type Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
  • Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Aug 8, 2011 for Custom Post Type Archives.
  • Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Custom Post Type Archives.
  • Custom Post Type Archives has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.

Line by line

Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricCustom Post Type ArchivesEssential Content Types
Popular rank#12,185#1,259
Active installs200+20K+
Downloads, last 30 days792.9K
Rating5.0(1)3.7(3)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to3.2.17.0.8
Search multiplier×0.00×0.82
Last release15 years ago4 months ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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