Essential Content Types

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ yolie35

   2mo ago

   I had to deactivate and remove this plugin because it gave me a critical error- where I couldn’t access my WP dashboard.

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2. ★★★★★ wprocket

   5.5y ago

   I used this plugin to showcase my Portfolio which is really nice. I was searching for way to show my Portfolio as separate form post as when I use category “Portfolio” and use it as post, it also shows in blog post which as really annoying. This plugin solved by issue for this new site I was building. It also has other post types which others might think it’s useful but I was just looking for Portfolio. So, the option to disable other post types from settings is really nice feature. Thanks.

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3. ★★★★★ paddington63

   5.8y ago

   The portfolio part of this plug-in crashes the editor. Tried to contact support but no reply. There are some nice features but the portfolio part was my reasson to install and now the same reasson to de-install.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.6 Bug Fixed: Settings page no longer shows PHP warnings when a content type’s options haven’t been saved yet Bug Fixed: Saving content-type settings no longer triggers a PHP warning if the option had never been saved befor 2.6
2. — Version 2.5 Security Fix: All admin form submissions, AJAX handlers, and meta boxes now properly validate and sanitize user input before saving Security Fix: Admin access checks now use WordPress capability checks instead of role ch 2.5
3. — Version 2.4 Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch Bug Fixed: missing_direct_file_access_protection Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment Bug Fixed:WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped Compatibi 2.4
4. — Version 2.3 Bug Fixed: Translation loading Compatibility check up to version 6.8 2.3
5. — Version 2.2.6 Compatibility check up to version 6.6 2.2.6
6. — Version 2.2.5 Bug Fixed: Localization issue (Reported by itapress) Bug Fixed: Text domain issue (Reported by itapress) 2.2.5

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization ↗
   2021-09-20 CVE-2021-24752 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.9 Patched in 1.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-11 30K+ → 20K+ down after 608 days in tier
2. 2023-11-11 40K+ → 30K+ 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).

• Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Post Types Unlimited 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Advanced Views for Custom Fields and Posts 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Essential Content Types: 20K+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/essential-content-types