Display Posts vs Add Custom Post Type into Post Query
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Display Posts ranks #550 on the popular list; Add Custom Post Type into Post Query is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Display Posts has the largest install base, roughly 8000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 10+ for Add Custom Post Type into Post Query. Downloads this week: Display Posts 1,264 and Add Custom Post Type into Post Query 22.
| Metric | Display Posts | Add Custom Post Type into Post Query |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #550 ▼ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 80K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,264 | 22 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (164) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Current version | 3.0.3 | 1.1o |
| Best rank on record | #540 | #33,770 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2011 | Mar 2021 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Display Posts or Add Custom Post Type into Post Query?
By active installs, Display Posts: 80K+ sites run it against 10+ for Add Custom Post Type into Post Query, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 23, 2026.
Are Display Posts or Add Custom Post Type into Post Query alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.