WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Content Types vs WPEssential
At a glance
- Essential Content Types has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WPEssential.
- On a typical day, Essential Content Types is downloaded about 94 times, WPEssential about 2.
- WPEssential has no reviews yet.
- WPEssential was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Jun 16, 2026 for Essential Content Types.
- WPEssential 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 2020 for WPEssential.
Line by line
Essential Content Types leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Content Types |  WPEssential |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,259 | #32,339 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.9K | 50 |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.2 |
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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