Essential Content Types — WordPress Custom Post Type Plugin
by Catch Themes · WordPress.org page · Website
Essential Content Types has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 934,782 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Essential Content Types at a glance
Is Essential Content Types well maintained?
Essential Content Types reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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This plugin gave me a critical error
I had to deactivate and remove this plugin because it gave me a critical error- where I couldn't access my WP dashboard.
yolie35 -
Simple and Easy Plugin
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.
wprocket -
portfolio in essential content crashes
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.
paddington63
Where Essential Content Types ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Essential Content Types appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Custom Post Type Plugins | #8 by tag, not in search | #27 | – |
| Best Portfolio Plugins | #57 in search, not tagged | #90 | – |
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Details
Essential Content Types allows you to feature the impressive content through different content/post types on your website just the way you want it.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Essential Content Types competes in
Tags
- content types
- custom content types
- custom post types
- post types
- taxonomy
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- Version
- 2.6
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- First published
- Apr 20, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Essential Content Types FAQ
How many active installs does Essential Content Types have?
WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Essential Content Types as of September 7, 2026.
Is Essential Content Types still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Is Essential Content Types free?
Essential Content Types is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Essential Content Types rank among Custom Post Type Plugins?
Essential Content Types is #27 in the WordPress.org Custom Post Type Plugins ranking.