WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs Post Type Management
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
Post Type Management
by Denis
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Post Type Management.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Post Type Management about 2.
- Post Type Management 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 Sep 17, 2025 for Post Type Management.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Post Type Management.
- Essential Content Types has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Post Type Management.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Content Types | Post Type Management |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #58,637 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 43 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.04 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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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