Custom Post Type UI
by WebDevStudios
Creates custom post types and taxonomies through the admin instead of hand-written registration code.
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What Custom Post Type UI does
Creates custom post types and taxonomies through the admin instead of hand-written registration code.
It sits in the content part of a WordPress stack and is sold by WebDevStudios on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our content guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Score
4.6/5
Reviews
276
Active installs
1,000,000+
Downloads
24.7M
Latest version
1.19.3
Last updated
2026-07-14
These figures come straight from the public WordPress.org plugin directory API for version 1.19.3, not from us. Check them yourself on the WordPress.org listing. Our own editorial score is 4.6/5.
Where Custom Post Type UI ranks elsewhere
Custom Post Type UI does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
- Fixed: Debug info email failing to send due to nonce field name being passed to wp_verify_nonce() instead of the nonce field value. Props @thisismyurl.
- Fixed: Export textareas for post types and taxonomies outputting unescaped content; use esc_textarea() for correct HTML encoding. Props @thisismyurl.
- Updated: Revised how we're registering strings with WPML for better performance.
- Fixed: JS error with changed icon picker on settings pages without an icon picker.
- Updated: CPTUI-Extended promotion has been changed to CPTUI-Pro new addon.
- Fixed: Escaped output on get code tab when no content types registered.
- Fixed: Force lowercase slugs on server side during save.
- Updated: Extra WPML support for labels.
- Updated: Pro product upsells.
Release notes are the developer's own words, published on WordPress.org. Read the full changelog
Pros and cons
- Structured content types with no code
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- You still need templates or a builder to display them
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Install on a staging copy first if the site takes money.
- 2Work through the setup wizard and connect any external accounts it needs.
- 3Configure the one feature you installed it for, and leave the rest off.
- 4Test the result as a logged-out visitor on both mobile and desktop.
- 5Re-run our speed test to confirm the plugin has not cost you load time.
How it compares
Other content plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Post Type UI | 4.6 | 4.6 (276) | Freemium | Structured content types with no code |
| Advanced Custom Fields | 4.5 | 4.5 (1,439) | Freemium | Turns messy page content into structured, reusable data |
| Easy Table of Contents | 4.6 | 4.4 (219) | Freemium | Automatic and configurable |
| LuckyWP Table of Contents | 4.7 | 4.9 (885) | Free | Clean markup and free |
| Pods | 4.8 | 4.8 (418) | Free | Fields and content types in a single free tool |
| SimpleTOC | 4.6 | 4.9 (77) | Free | Zero JavaScript on the frontend |
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