WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs PTAPS
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 70+ for PTAPS.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, PTAPS about 9.
- PTAPS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- PTAPS was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- PTAPS 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 2024 for PTAPS.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  PTAPS |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #18,461 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.8K | 156 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.35 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 month 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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