WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Content Types vs MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies

by Anh Tran

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies.
On a typical day, MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies is downloaded about 156 times, Essential Content Types about 94.
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.

MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Content Types	MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies
Popular rank	#1,259	#1,895
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	12.7K
Rating	3.7(3)	4.7(13)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.99
Last release	4 months ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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