WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Permalinks vs Post Type Archive Descriptions

Custom Post Type Permalinks

by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)

200K+ installs4.8

Post Type Archive Descriptions

by mrwweb

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Post Type Permalinks has more active installs: 200K+, against 1K+ for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Permalinks is downloaded about 2,072 times, Post Type Archive Descriptions about 22.
Post Type Archive Descriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.8 from 71 reviews.
Custom Post Type Permalinks was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Oct 20, 2023 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Custom Post Type Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Custom Post Type Permalinks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.

Custom Post Type Permalinks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Type Permalinks	Post Type Archive Descriptions
Popular rank	#270	#5,842
Active installs	200K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82K	702
Rating	4.8(71)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×1.24	×0.04
Last release	19 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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