WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs PixTypes
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 9K+ for PixTypes.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, PixTypes about 43.
- Essential Content Types is rated higher: 3.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.0 from 2 reviews.
- PixTypes was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- PixTypes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
- PixTypes has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  PixTypes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #2,268 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 1K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 2.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.55 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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