WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs Post Order Control
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Post Order Control.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Post Order Control about 2.
- Post Order Control is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Nov 15, 2025 for Post Order Control.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Post Order Control.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Post Order Control.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  Post Order Control |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #27,721 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 32 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 11 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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