WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs NMR HTML Blocks
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
NMR HTML Blocks
by mirceatm
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for NMR HTML Blocks.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, NMR HTML Blocks about 6.
- NMR HTML Blocks has no reviews yet.
- NMR HTML Blocks was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- NMR HTML Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2026 for NMR HTML Blocks.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Content Types | NMR HTML Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #66,275 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 118 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 17 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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