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Best WordPress Plugins for Custom Post Types

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Custom Post Types

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for custom post types 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. Content Views 89/100
  6. 6. Pods 89/100
  7. 7. Permalink Manager Lite 89/100
  8. 8. CMS Tree Page View 89/100
  9. 9. Custom Post Type Permalinks 88/100
  10. 10. Search Regex 88/100
  11. 11. Ajax Search Lite 88/100
  12. 12. Contextual Related Posts 88/100
  13. 13. Insert Pages 87/100
  14. 14. Simple Page Ordering 86/100
  15. 15. WP Duplicate Page 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 Content Views
Free by Content Views

Content Views

Easy to show posts, pages, custom posts in customizable grid, list, slider, accordion... Available as Widgets (for Elementor), Shortcode, and Blocks.

4.8★
from 333 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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6 Pods
Free by Scott Kingsley Clark

Pods

Pods is a framework for creating, managing, and deploying customized content types and fields for any project.

4.8★
from 418 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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7 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 CMS Tree Page View
Free by Pär Thernström

CMS Tree Page View

See every page as a drag-and-drop tree. Reorder your site structure in seconds — then edit, add and search right there.

4.9★
from 365 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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10 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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11 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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12 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 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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14 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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15 WP Duplicate Page
Free by Ninja Team

WP Duplicate Page

Duplicate pages, posts, and custom post types with one click. Create templates, preserve content states, and speed up workflows.

4.3★
from 15 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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