Post Type Switcher vs WP Post Status Notifications
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
Post Type Switcher ranks #268 on the popular list; WP Post Status Notifications is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Post Type Switcher has the largest install base, roughly 20000× the next: 200K+ active installs against 10+ for WP Post Status Notifications. Downloads this week: Post Type Switcher 84,696 and WP Post Status Notifications 16.
| Metric | Post Type Switcher | WP Post Status Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #268 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 84,696 | 16 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (254) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 15, 2026 | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Current version | 4.1.1 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #265 | #34,265 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2010 | Apr 2015 |
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, Post Type Switcher or WP Post Status Notifications?
By active installs, Post Type Switcher: 200K+ sites run it against 10+ for WP Post Status Notifications, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are Post Type Switcher or WP Post Status Notifications 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.