Custom Post Type UI vs Essential Content Types

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

Custom Post Type UI

by webdevstudios

Health A89

Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Custom Post Type UI Essential Content Types

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 UI	Essential Content Types
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1M–2M ✓	20K–30K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 89 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	91/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.59★ ✓	3.85★
Reviews	276 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	190.1K ✓	3.2K
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Post Type UI Essential Content Types

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.