Custom Post Type Editor

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ photoMaldives

   5.9y ago

   I was just wondering why I couldn’t find these settings on a new WP install … I’ve had this plugin installed for many years on my main (old) site that I was thinking these features were built-in to WP core! Thanks for a great plugin, that’s so simple yet so useful. Set and forget. And I see there’s even been a recent update, so a big THANK YOU to @jamescollins … keep up the good work! 🙂

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 7658014

   9.1y ago

   I was tinkering with events plugins and finally found they were all over-qualified for what I needed. After spending 10 minutes with some serious thinking over a Rum Orange, I decided I actually didn’t need default Posts for this project—they’d be my “events”! I’d just have to rename the default “Post” post type labels which I knew was possible, but I didn’t feel like looking up what exactly I’d need to code. (Did I mention Rum Orange? Yeah …) Finding this plugin and getting the job done was a matter of 6.491 minutes. Cheers! 🍹

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3. ★★★★★ antlavant

   9.8y ago

   Allows you to edit the CPT (Custom Post Types) that you get with most themes. Change their names and other elements to suit your needs. Great plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ studioluminous

   10.1y ago

   Thank you for the perfect solution!

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5. ★★★★★ Siudan

   10.3y ago

   Nice simple plugin for change post type name. Note that it can only change names but not create a new one.

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6. ★★★★★ Kevin

   10.6y ago

   Saved my bacon when I had a conflict between Custom Sidebars and WPCourseware and a specific post_type. Thanks.

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7. ★★★★★ Motealle

   11.2y ago

   it Perfectly solved my problem… you can use it when you want to rename default theme custome post types. in my case “Portfolio” had to be renamed to “Products” In AVADA theme. Thanks to author.

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8. ★★★★★ khaledhawari

   11.4y ago

   did the trick, just amazing!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.2 Mark compatibility with WordPress version 6.6. 1.6.2
2. — Version 1.6.1 Mark compatibility with WordPress version 6.5. 1.6.1
3. — Version 1.6.0 Minimum required WordPress version updated to 6.0. Mark compatibility with WordPress version 6.4. 1.6.0
4. — Version 1.5.0 Add compatibility with latest WordPress versions (including 6.1). Add support for new labels introduced in WordPress version 5.8 ( item_link and item_link_description ). Add support for new labels introduced in WordPress 1.5.0
5. — Version 1.4.2 Mark WordPress 5.5 compatible. 1.4.2
6. — Version 1.4.1 Mark WordPress 5.2 compatible. 1.4.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3

Translated into 134 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 901 days in tier
2. 2023-06-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2023-06-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-06-11 4K+ → 3K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• P Post Type Converter 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple CPT 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Archive Control 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Archive Title 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• S Simple HTML Sitemap 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D

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Custom Post Type Editor: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/cpt-editor