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Essential Content Types

by Catch Themes · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Jun 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Essential Content Types
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Essential Content Types still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Essential Content Types, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer catchthemes since Apr 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Essential Content Types removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Essential Content Types safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.9). Not on the exploited list. 20 Sep 2021 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Essential Content Types update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6. No one-star spike after it. 16 Jun 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
catchthemes20 Apr 2017 to 16 Jun 2026, 51 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Essential Content Types
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.9).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Sep 2021CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization5.4< 1.91.9Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Essential Content Types
4 May 2026497
11 May 2026834
18 May 20267,134
25 May 20266,334
1 Jun 20261,161
8 Jun 2026907
15 Jun 202611,366
22 Jun 20261,366
29 Jun 20261,079
6 Jul 20261,242
13 Jul 2026926
20 Jul 2026889
27 Jul 2026866
3 Aug 2026783
10 Aug 2026693
17 Aug 2026662
24 Aug 2026975
31 Aug 2026700
7 Sep 2026607
14 Sep 2026629
21 Sep 2026665
28 Sep 2026598
5 Oct 2026634
12 Oct 2026558
19 Oct 2026939
26 Oct 2026696
2 Nov 2026100

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 65% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.6
AuthorCatch Themes
Added20 Apr 2017
Last updated16 Jun 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagstaxonomy, post types, content types, custom post types, custom content types

Other plugins by this author: To Top, Catch IDs, Catch Gallery, Essential Widgets, Catch Infinite Scroll, Catch Web Tools, Generate Child Theme, Catch Sticky Menu, Catch Breadcrumb, Catch Duplicate Switcher, Catch Import Export, Catch Dark Mode

Questions

Is Essential Content Types still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Essential Content Types, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer catchthemes since Apr 2017.

Was Essential Content Types removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Essential Content Types safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.9). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Essential Content Types update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue