Essential Content Types vs Related Posts by Taxonomy (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Essential Content Types
20K+ active installs
Free
Related Posts by Taxonomy
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Related Posts by Taxonomy has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 77 reviews) while Essential Content Types leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Essential Content Types has accumulated 880K+ total downloads while Related Posts by Taxonomy has 313K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Essential Content Types | Related Posts by Taxonomy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 2 | ► | 77 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 880K+ | ◄ | 313K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 100% | |
| Last Updated | 10 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2013 | |
| Age | 9 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 5.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3 | 2.7.8 |
Rating Breakdown
Essential Content Types
Related Posts by Taxonomy
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Essential Content Types averaged approximately 60 daily downloads while Related Posts by Taxonomy averaged 55.
Recent Reviews
Essential Content Types Reviews
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 show
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
Related Posts by Taxonomy Reviews
Plugin fantastico!
Adoro questo plugin, funziona alla grande e ha molte funzionalità! Il supporto è fantastico! Grazie di cuore!
My goodness!
How on the Earth did I miss this related posts plugin? Maybe the name is too niche but it is a wonderful “allrounder” plugin. A six-stars out of five — tool. Rocking it on my primary website and
Always a pleasure to use
After having repeatedly tried and dumped a heap of plugins that didn’t quite do what they should—or needed convoluted work in order to do so—, what a relief it is to finally installing this plugin!
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