WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type UI vs Post Type Archive Descriptions

Custom Post Type UI

by webdevstudios

1M+ installs4.6

Post Type Archive Descriptions

by mrwweb

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Custom Post Type UI has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type UI is downloaded about 4,338 times, Post Type Archive Descriptions about 22.
Post Type Archive Descriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 276 reviews.
Custom Post Type UI was updated more recently: Jul 14, 2026, against Oct 20, 2023 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Custom Post Type UI is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Custom Post Type UI has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.

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

Metric	Custom Post Type UI	Post Type Archive Descriptions
Popular rank	#50	#5,842
Active installs	1M+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	131.8K	702
Rating	4.6(276)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×2.63	×0.04
Last release	3 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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