WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Content Types vs Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

20K+ installs3.7

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

by madalin.ungureanu

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator.
On a typical day, Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator is downloaded about 159 times, Essential Content Types about 90.
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 97 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Content Types.
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Content Types	Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator
Popular rank	#1,259	#1,595
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	7.7K
Rating	3.7(3)	4.7(97)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.85
Last release	4 months ago	today
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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