Multiple Content Types vs Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields
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
Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields ranks #412 on the popular list; Multiple Content Types is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10+ for Multiple Content Types. Downloads this week: Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields 4,112 and Multiple Content Types 15. Ratings: Multiple Content Types 5★ from 2 and Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields 4.8★ from 418 reviews.
| Metric | Multiple Content Types | Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #412 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 4,112 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 4.8★ (418) |
| Last updated | Dec 19, 2016 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.0 | 3.3.9.2 |
| Best rank on record | #27,456 | #409 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2016 | Oct 2008 |
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, Multiple Content Types or Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields?
By active installs, Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields: 100K+ sites run it against 10+ for Multiple Content Types, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Are Multiple Content Types or Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields 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.