Post Type Archive Descriptions vs Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

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

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator is the safest pick: health A · 89 against 49 for Post Type Archive Descriptions, led by lower removal risk.

Post Type Archive Descriptions

by mrwweb

Health D49

Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

by madalin.ungureanu

Health A89

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	Post Type Archive Descriptions	Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 49	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	6	97 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	3d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	695	5.4K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+65%	+23%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	1.7% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

Post Type Archive DescriptionsCustom Post Types and Custom Fields creator

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.