WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs Map Cap
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Map Cap.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Map Cap about 3.
- Map Cap is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Aug 15, 2013 for Map Cap.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.1.4 for Map Cap.
- Map Cap has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  Map Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #12,971 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.8K | 63 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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