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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 29, 2026

Best Custom Posts Plugins for WordPress

18 plugins are tagged “custom posts” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Post Template Select with 100+ active installs.

Plugins in category18
#1 by installsPost Template Select
Top-18 installs610+
Avg. health (this page)30/100

18 Custom Posts plugins

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Best Custom Posts Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Post Template Select Post Template Select Provides a Dropdown to select Templates For Posts and Custom Post Types. by munishsandy 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 9 years ago 32
2 Contextly Recommends Contextly Recommends Build your audience with great related and popular recommendations. Let readers follow… by rsingel 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (23) 3 months ago 64
3 Featured Posts and Custom Posts Featured Posts and Custom Posts Allows the user to feature posts and custom posts. When a post is featured it gets the post… by Jeremy Selph 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (3) 12 years ago 29
4 Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates Use your HTML or PHP files for any page or post. by Stephen AfamO 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 9 years ago 32
5 Electric Studio Auto Post Expire Electric Studio Auto Post Expire Adds an expiry date and time to posts, pages, or custom post types after which the post… by James Irving-Swift 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (3) 13 years ago 20
6 Simple Custom Posts per Page Simple Custom Posts per Page This plugin allows to configure the number of posts displayed for every custom post… by Jabawack 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 24
7 Simple CSV Importer Simple CSV Importer Alternative CSV Importer plugin. Simple and powerful, best for geeks. by Apsara Aruna 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 days ago 49
8 Simplicy post view Simplicy post view viewed Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 4.6 Stable tag: 0.07 License: GPLv2 or later… by fred91 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 39
9 Custom Checkbox for Posts Custom Checkbox for Posts A custom plugin to add the Checkbox to Posts. This custom checkbox gives you functionality… by Khadija Saleem 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 years ago 30
10 Synchronizing CiviCRM data to Custom Posts Synchronizing CiviCRM data to Custom Posts Provides a tool for synchronizing CiviCRM data to custom posts in Wordpress. by Jaap Jansma 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 23
11 Landing Page Creator With Custom Posts Landing Page Creator With Custom Posts Create landing pages, A-B tests, or other types of pages using custom posts. Set background… by iranalves85 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
12 WP Custom Post Comparison WP Custom Post Comparison WordPress post comparison. It will work with any post types or custom post type. e.g… by Pramod 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 23
13 WP-Seedbank WP-Seedbank The WP-SeedBank plugin turns any self-hosted WordPress blog into a community seedbank (or… by Meitar 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
14 Plugin Name: Simplify Post Taxonomy Plugin Name: Simplify Post Taxonomy Use this plugin to create custom post types and custom taxonomy.Don't need to write codes… by Sourav Mondal 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 12 years ago 23
15 Mundoon Taxonomy Filter Checkbox Mundoon Taxonomy Filter Checkbox Quickly create taxonomies filters for custom post types templates! by raphaelnikson 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 years ago 30
16 BuddyPress Custom Posts BuddyPress Custom Posts Provides an API to create custom components in BuddyPress around custom post types in… by kunalb 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 23
17 Insert post from front-end with featured image Insert post from front-end with featured image This plugin is created for insert post from front-end, Using this plugin we can insert any… by Mohsin Khan 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 7 years ago 30
18 CPW Custom Post Widget CPW Custom Post Widget CPW-Custom Post Widget adds custom widget to widget area where you can customize posts… by Mehran Khan <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21

Top Custom Posts plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Post Template SelectPost Template Select vs Contextly RecommendsContextly Recommends Post Template SelectPost Template Select vs Featured Posts and Custom PostsFeatured Posts and Cu… Post Template SelectPost Template Select vs Custom HTML/PHP Post TemplatesCustom HTML/PHP Post… Contextly RecommendsContextly Recommends vs Featured Posts and Custom PostsFeatured Posts and Cu… Contextly RecommendsContextly Recommends vs Custom HTML/PHP Post TemplatesCustom HTML/PHP Post… Featured Posts and Custom PostsFeatured Posts and Cu… vs Custom HTML/PHP Post TemplatesCustom HTML/PHP Post…

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026

What is the most popular custom posts plugin for WordPress?

Post Template Select is the most popular custom posts plugin with 100+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many custom posts plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 18 plugins tagged “custom posts” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which custom posts plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Contextly Recommends has the highest rating at 3.8/5 from 23 reviews.

Are these custom posts plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 18 custom posts plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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