WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Content Types vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

by Dave from Gravity Wiz

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types.
On a typical day, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types is downloaded about 119 times, Essential Content Types about 94.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 46 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Content Types	Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Popular rank	#1,259	#1,823
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.8K	3.4K
Rating	3.7(3)	4.4(46)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.82
Last release	4 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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