WordPress plugin comparison
DX Remove Oldies vs Essential Content Types
DX Remove Oldies
by Mario Peshev
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
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 DX Remove Oldies.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, DX Remove Oldies about 1.
- DX Remove Oldies is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Sep 8, 2014 for DX Remove Oldies.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.0.38 for DX Remove Oldies.
- DX Remove Oldies has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | DX Remove Oldies | Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #1,259 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 25 | 2.9K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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