WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs WP Permastructure
Essential Content Types
by Catch Themes
20K+ installs3.7
WP Permastructure
by Robert O'Rourke
400+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 400+ for WP Permastructure.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, WP Permastructure about 7.
- WP Permastructure is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Essential Content Types was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Jul 26, 2023 for WP Permastructure.
- Essential Content Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.3.14 for WP Permastructure.
- WP Permastructure has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Essential Content Types.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Content Types | WP Permastructure |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #9,933 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 233 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 4.3(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.3.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 3 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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