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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Post Type

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Post Type

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for post type comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Simple Custom Post Order Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Custom Post Type UI 91/100
  3. 3. Meta Box 91/100
  4. 4. Post Types Order 90/100
  5. 5. Post Duplicator 90/100
  6. 6. Permalink Manager Lite 89/100
  7. 7. Custom Post Type Permalinks 88/100
  8. 8. WP All Import 88/100
  9. 9. Search Regex 88/100
  10. 10. Ajax Search Lite 88/100
  11. 11. Contextual Related Posts 88/100
  12. 12. Post Type Switcher 87/100
  13. 13. WP All Export 87/100
  14. 14. Insert Pages 87/100
  15. 15. Simple Page Ordering 86/100
1 Simple Custom Post Order
Best overall Free by colorlibplugins

Simple Custom Post Order

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

4.8★
from 569 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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3 Meta Box
Free by Meta Box

Meta Box

Meta Box plugin is a powerful, professional developer toolkit to create custom meta boxes and custom fields for your custom post types in WordPress.

4.8★
from 165 ratings
500k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
91

WPScore

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4 Post Types Order
Free by nsp-code

Post Types Order

Sort posts and custom post type objects using a drag-and-drop, sortable JavaScript AJAX interface, or through the default WordPress dashboard

4.5★
from 296 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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5 Post Duplicator
Free by metaphorcreations

Post Duplicator

Creates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.

4.8★
from 80 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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6 Permalink Manager Lite
Free by Maciej Bis

Permalink Manager Lite

Permalink Manager enhances WordPress’s built-in URL system, allowing you to change the URLs of native and custom post types and taxonomies.

4.8★
from 176 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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8 WP All Import
Free by WP All Import

WP All Import

Easily import any file of any size into any plugin, post type, custom field, or taxonomy. Supports WooCommerce, ACF, images, galleries, users, real es …

4.7★
from 1,962 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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9 Search Regex
Free by John Godley

Search Regex

Search Regex adds a powerful set of search and replace functions to WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and other data.

4.7★
from 101 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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10 Ajax Search Lite
Free by wpdreams

Ajax Search Lite

The Best Ajax Live Search and Filter for WordPress. Live suggestions, Custom Post types, Custom fields, Categories, WooCommerce & Elementor support

4.8★
from 264 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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11 Contextual Related Posts
Free by Ajay

Contextual Related Posts

Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.

4.8★
from 201 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
88

WPScore

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13 WP All Export
Free by Soflyy

WP All Export

Easily export data from any post type, custom field, or taxonomy to a CSV, XML, or Excel file of any custom format. Supports WooCommerce products, ord …

4.5★
from 413 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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14 Insert Pages
Free by Paul Ryan

Insert Pages

Insert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API.

4.8★
from 71 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
87

WPScore

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15 Simple Page Ordering
Free by 10up

Simple Page Ordering

Order your pages and other custom post types that support "page-attributes" with drag and drop right from the standard page list.

4.7★
from 131 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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