Essential Content Types vs Custom Post Type UI

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

Health B80

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Essential Content Types	Custom Post Type UI
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	93/100	97/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	3	276 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	3K	133K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1%	4.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Essential Content TypesCustom Post Type UI

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.