WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Content Types vs IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types

by Justin Sternberg

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 60+ for IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types.
On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types about 2.
IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types 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 Aug 16, 2016 for IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types.
Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.0 for IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types.
IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.

Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Content Types	IFTTT Post Formats & Post Types
Popular rank	#1,259	#19,061
Active installs	20K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	38
Rating	3.7(3)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.6.0
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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