Postyper
Create custom post types through the admin system.
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Postyper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.3 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Postyper stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| admin | >100 |
| custom post types | >100 |
About Postyper
From the official readme · v0.3Description
Custom Post Types
WordPress can be more than just a blog. By default, WordPress allows you to create blog posts and pages (and links, and comments,…). But it can do more than that. With a little elbow grease, you can put in all kinds of different information. Blog post and page are two different types of posts. WordPress also allows you to create custom post types. Your site could have the post type employee, or product, or movie, or super hero.
Normally, you need to be a code monkey to pull this off. If requires quite a bit of programming. Postyper aims to remedy that. It provides you with an interface to define your own custom post types, without the computer science degree.
Once you have your custom post types defined, you’ll need to work on a way to display them. Postyper creates archives for you, and individual pages for your posts. But in order to display your custom field information, you’ll need to modify your templates. For this, you’ll probably need to get a template developer.
For Template Developers
Postyper uses WordPress’s native post meta system. So all custom information entered by editors can be retrieved using the get_post_meta() or get_post_custom() functions. You can also use the WordPress hierarchy to create templates for each post type, including single-postype.php, archive-postype.php, etc.
Future Changes
We’re excited about the potential of Postyper and will continue to develop its functionality. Future improvements include:
- New field type: multi-post
- Group fields. For instance, with type post types, actor and movie, one would want to select with actors are in the movie, and for each actor, the name of the character they played.
- Shortcodes for displaying meta field information.
- More field types.
- Unicorns.
Installation
- Upload the
postyperdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Changelog
0.3
- Fixed activation bug.
0.2
- Drastically improved field editing UI.
- Added “post” as field type. You can now create a field for a type that allows you to select a post of another type.
0.1
- This first version works, but is beta. Feel free to use it, but you should expect changes before we hit 1.0.
For developers
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FAQ
Postyper: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is Postyper free?
Yes. Postyper is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Postyper safe to use in 2026?
Postyper shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Postyper?
Postyper is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,354 times since it launched in January 2012. It was downloaded 28 times in the last 30 days.
Does Postyper work with WordPress 7.1?
Postyper is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Postyper last updated?
The latest version, 0.3, was released on February 6, 2012 (15 years ago).
Who makes Postyper?
Postyper is developed and maintained by mattdeclaire.
What are the best alternatives to Postyper?
The most popular alternatives to Postyper are Loginizer (1M+ installs), Redux Framework (900K+ installs) and Admin Menu Editor (300K+ installs).
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