Menu Item Types vs Custom Post Type Parents

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

Menu Item Types

by Maxime Pertici

Health B83

Custom Post Type Parents

by Mickey Kay

Health B75

Active-install trajectory

Menu Item TypesCustom 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	Menu Item Types	Custom Post Type Parents
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	900–1K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 75
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100 ✓	80/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.9★
Reviews	2	6 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	8mo ago
Downloads · 30d	252	351 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.0%	5.0% ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Menu Item TypesCustom 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.