Display Post Types vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Custom Post Type Plugins top 10: Display Post Types at #10 and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types at #7. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Display Post Types
Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders
Display list of posts, pages or any custom post types anywhere using block and widget. Show as grid, list or posts slider.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Map your Gravity-Forms-generated posts to a custom post type and/or custom taxonomies.
Who leads on what
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types ranks higher on WordPress.org: #7 against #10 in Custom Post Type Plugins.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 7,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Display Post Types has 26, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has 46. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has more reviews behind its score: 46 against 26.
Display Post Types was updated more recently, on August 23, 2026; Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types on August 4, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Display Post Types
Pick Display Post Types if you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Pick Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the score backed by more reviews.
Display Post Types vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types side by side
| Display Post Types | Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types | |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Post Type Plugins ranking | #10 | #7 |
| Rating | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 26 | 46 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 139,287 | 549,428 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 23, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| First published | Aug 23, 2019 | Feb 21, 2011 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Display Post Types ratings
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Display Post Types nor Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Custom Post Type Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Display Post Types vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types: common questions
Is Display Post Types better than Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types ranks higher on WordPress.org: #7 against #10 in Custom Post Type Plugins.
Which has more users, Display Post Types or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types ranks higher on WordPress.org: #7 against #10 in Custom Post Type Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Display Post Types or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has more users: 10,000+ active installs against 7,000+.
Are Display Post Types and Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Display Post Types may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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