WordPress plugin comparison
CustomFields.com vs Essential Content Types
CustomFields.com
by Plugins.shop
Fewer than 10 installs
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for CustomFields.com.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, CustomFields.com about 2.
- CustomFields.com has no reviews yet.
- CustomFields.com was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- CustomFields.com is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for CustomFields.com.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | CustomFields.com | Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,089 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 351 | 2.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | today | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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