WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs WP Custom Post Template Redux

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

WP Custom Post Template Redux

by Mat Gargano

10+ installs

At a glance

Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, WP Custom Post Template Redux about 1.
WP Custom Post Template Redux has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Type Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Jul 11, 2016 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
Custom Post Type Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
Custom Post Type Widgets has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.

Custom Post Type Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	WP Custom Post Template Redux
Popular rank	#1,497	#30,674
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	39
Rating	4.8(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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