WordPress plugin comparison

Elix Custom Fields and Post Types vs Essential Content Types

Elix Custom Fields and Post Types

by Elix Apps

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 Elix Custom Fields and Post Types.
On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Elix Custom Fields and Post Types about 5.
Elix Custom Fields and Post Types has no reviews yet.
Elix Custom Fields and Post Types was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
Elix Custom Fields and Post Types 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 Elix Custom Fields and Post Types.

Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Elix Custom Fields and Post Types	Essential Content Types
Popular rank	#64,454	#1,259
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	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	15 days ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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