WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Hierarchy vs Essential Content Types
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Easy Hierarchy.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Easy Hierarchy about 5.
- Easy Hierarchy has no reviews yet.
- Easy Hierarchy was updated more recently: Oct 4, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- Easy Hierarchy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Easy Hierarchy.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Easy Hierarchy |  Essential Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #23,111 | #1,259 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 129 | 2.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 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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