Custom Post Type Maker vs Custom Post Type Parents

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Custom Post Type Maker

by Graffino

Health D48

Custom Post Type Parents

by Mickey Kay

Health B79

Active-install trajectory

Custom Post Type Maker Custom Post Type Parents

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Custom Post Type Maker	Custom Post Type Parents
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	900–1K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	B · 79 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	89/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.36★ ✓	3.93★
Reviews	18 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	4.1y ago	6mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	283 ✓	202
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Post Type Maker Custom Post Type Parents

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.