WordPress plugin comparison

Post Type Archive Descriptions vs Custom Query Blocks

Post Type Archive Descriptions

by mrwweb

1K+ installs5.0

Custom Query Blocks

by Ronald Huereca

700+ installs4.6

At a glance

Post Type Archive Descriptions has more active installs: 1K+, against 700+ for Custom Query Blocks.
On a typical day, Custom Query Blocks is downloaded about 25 times, Post Type Archive Descriptions about 22.
Post Type Archive Descriptions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 25 reviews.
Custom Query Blocks was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2023 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Custom Query Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Post Type Archive Descriptions.
Post Type Archive Descriptions has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Custom Query Blocks.

Custom Query Blocks leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Type Archive Descriptions	Custom Query Blocks
Popular rank	#5,842	#7,829
Active installs	1K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	702	732
Rating	5.0(6)	4.6(25)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.04	×0.57
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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