WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs OptiPub
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for OptiPub.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, OptiPub about 8.
- OptiPub has no reviews yet.
- OptiPub was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for OptiPub.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for OptiPub.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  OptiPub |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #53,698 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.8K | 306 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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