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Essential Content Types

v2.6

by Catch Themes · updated 4 months ago

Essential Content Types allows you to feature the impressive content through different content/post types on your website just the way you want it.

content typescustom content typescustom post typespost typestaxonomy
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Rank
#1,259
No change0 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 24,000
20K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
940.6K
940,590 all-time
Rating
3.7/5
3 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -3.8% (30d)·Toward 10K+ · ETA ~15mo

Essential Content Types at a glance

Essential Content Types is a WordPress plugin by Catch Themes with 20K+ active installs, the #1,259 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 95 times, 4% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 3.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews. Version 2.6 came out on Jun 16, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. It leads the 68 plugins tagged “post types”. It was first released in 2017.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

3K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Essential Content Types Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.100150200250Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateEssential Content Types
Nov 7, 202686
Nov 6, 202680
Nov 5, 202697
Nov 4, 202695
Nov 3, 202682
Nov 2, 2026100
Nov 1, 202682
Oct 31, 202678
Oct 30, 202694
Oct 29, 202693
Oct 28, 2026135
Oct 27, 2026101
Oct 26, 2026113
Oct 25, 202699
Oct 24, 2026100
Oct 23, 2026147
Oct 22, 2026240
Oct 21, 2026167
Oct 20, 202682
Oct 19, 2026104
Oct 18, 202675
Oct 17, 202671
Oct 16, 202680
Oct 15, 202685
Oct 14, 202689
Oct 13, 202685
Oct 12, 202673
Oct 11, 202689
Oct 10, 202677
Oct 9, 202680

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 23,707 · -0.4% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.23.7K23.8K23.8KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202623,707
Nov 7, 202623,690
Nov 5, 202623,693
Nov 4, 202623,680
Nov 3, 202623,686
Nov 2, 202623,699
Nov 1, 202623,735
Oct 31, 202623,722
Oct 30, 202623,756
Oct 29, 202623,722
Oct 28, 202623,755
Oct 27, 202623,802

Rank over time

#1,259 · up 4 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#1.3K#1.3K#1.3KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#1,259
Nov 7, 2026#1,259
Nov 6, 2026#1,260
Nov 5, 2026#1,261
Nov 4, 2026#1,261
Nov 3, 2026#1,261
Nov 2, 2026#1,261
Nov 1, 2026#1,260
Oct 31, 2026#1,262
Oct 30, 2026#1,262
Oct 29, 2026#1,264
Oct 28, 2026#1,262
Oct 27, 2026#1,262
Oct 16, 2026#1,263

Growth %

Average -0.03% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-0.2%0%0.2%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026+0.07%
Nov 7, 2026-0.01%
Nov 5, 2026+0.06%
Nov 4, 2026-0.03%
Nov 3, 2026-0.06%
Nov 2, 2026-0.15%
Nov 1, 2026+0.06%
Oct 31, 2026-0.14%
Oct 30, 2026+0.14%
Oct 29, 2026-0.14%
Oct 28, 2026-0.20%

Active installs band

20K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.19K20K21KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.0.8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202620K+
Nov 7, 202620K+
Nov 6, 202620K+
Nov 5, 202620K+
Nov 4, 202620K+
Nov 3, 202620K+
Nov 2, 202620K+
Nov 1, 202620K+
Oct 31, 202620K+
Oct 30, 202620K+
Oct 29, 202620K+
Oct 28, 202620K+
Oct 27, 202620K+
Oct 16, 202620K+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #1262 → #1261Downloads -14.4%
    • Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v2.650%
  • v2.219%
  • v2.39.6%
  • v1.88.3%
  • Other13%

Rating trend

3.7★★★★★3 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
2.6
Requires WordPress
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.8
Requires PHP
7.4
First released
Apr 20, 2017
Last updated
Jun 16, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Essential Content Types

How many websites use Essential Content Types?

Essential Content Types is active on 20K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,259 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Essential Content Types been downloaded?

940,590 times in total since 2017. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 95 times. See download stats

When was Essential Content Types last updated?

Version 2.6 came out on Jun 16, 2026 (4 months ago). See every release

Is Essential Content Types compatible with the latest WordPress?

It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.

Does Essential Content Types have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 1 older issue, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Essential Content Types up to date. See its security record

Is Essential Content Types still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 4 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Essential Content Types have?

3.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Essential Content Types?

The plugins most like Essential Content Types, by the tags they share, are Custom Post Type UI (1M+), Pods (100K+) and Posts in Page (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

3.7

★★★★★

3 reviews

  • 5 stars: 2 reviews, 67%
  • 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 1 reviews, 33%
Positive
67%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
33%1–2★
  • About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.8.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 2 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Essential Content Types
Estimated installs≈ 24,000
Reported installs20K+
Rating3.7
Reviews3
Total downloads940.6K
AuthorCatch Themes
First releasedApr 20, 2017
Version2.6
Requires WP5.9
Requires PHP7.4
Last updatedJun 16, 2026

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