WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs Smartlib Tools
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Smartlib Tools.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, Smartlib Tools about 5.
- Smartlib Tools has no reviews yet.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Apr 21, 2020 for Smartlib Tools.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Smartlib Tools.
- Smartlib Tools has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  Smartlib Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #11,956 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 102 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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