WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs Multiple Content Types
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
Multiple Content Types
by Micah Wood
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Multiple Content Types.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Multiple Content Types about 1.
- Multiple Content 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 Dec 19, 2016 for Multiple Content Types.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Multiple Content Types.
- Multiple Content Types has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Content Types | Multiple Content Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #30,644 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 26 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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