WordPress plugin comparison
Debug Bar Post Types vs Essential Content Types
Debug Bar Post Types
by Juliette Reinders Folmer
30+ installs4.0
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Debug Bar Post Types.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Debug Bar Post Types about 9.
- Debug Bar Post Types is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Jan 22, 2018 for Debug Bar Post Types.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Debug Bar Post Types.
- Debug Bar Post Types has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Debug Bar Post Types | Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,058 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 302 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 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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