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Essential Content Types v2.6

Essential Content Types allows you to feature the impressive content through different content/post types on your website just the way you want it. These content/post types are missed by the themes in...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.9+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 42% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 107 Passed
  • 16 Warnings
  • 2 Failed
Security 92/100
Excellent

34 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 84/100
Good

51 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

247.3 KB

705.9 KB unzipped

Total files

61

across all file types

Lines of PHP

8,377

in 28 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • CSS
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 2 High
  • 45 Medium
  • 26 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Essential Content Types, Accessibility improved the most (+33). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 41% in size.

Audited 1.1 → 2.6 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.1 1.8.2 2.2.1 2.6

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 160 320 1.1 1.8.2 2.2.1 2.6

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

598

downloads

Today

85

downloads

Week over week

−16%

vs previous week

Month over month

−15%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

58% of installs run an older version

≈ 11.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.8
  • v2.2
  • v2.3
  • v2.6

Ratings

3 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 2
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 1

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

2 mo ago

Jun 16, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 59 days

average between releases

Total releases

40

since Apr 2017 · 9 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Essential Content Types in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Essential Content Types v2.6 flagged 73 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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