#50 by installs

Custom Post Type UI

Admin UI for creating custom content types like post types and taxonomies

View on WordPress.org Plugin website Support forum

Active installs: 1+ million; #50 of 1,000
Downloads, all time: 24.9M; 24,912,586
Downloads, 30 days: 133.6K; 37K in the last 7
Rating: 4.6 / 5; 276 reviews
Last updated: 4 months ago; Jul 14, 2026
Version: 1.19.3; 96 releases

Upkeep and compatibility

Last updated	July 14, 2026Updated in the last year
Tested up to	WordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release
Needs WordPress	6.6 or newer
Needs PHP	7.4 or newer
First published	February 26, 2010
Support, last two months	2 of 3 threads resolved (67%)

Reviews

4.6 / 5 from 276 reviews

Reviews by star rating
5 stars		235
4 stars		14
3 stars		7
2 stars		4
1 star		16

Downloads, last 30 days

Low 1.6K a dayHigh 14.3K a day

What the author says it does

Custom Post Type UI provides an easy-to-use interface for registering and

managing custom post types and taxonomies for your WordPress website — no

coding required.

Used by more than 1,000,000 active WordPress sites, CPTUI is the trusted

foundation for building structured content in WordPress. Whether you are

creating a portfolio, events calendar, product catalog, staff directory, or

any other custom content type, CPTUI gives you the tools to define it quickly

and correctly.

Ready to go further? Meet CPT UI Pro

CPTUI handles registration. CPT UI Pro handles everything else.

CPT UI Pro

is the official premium add-on built by the same WebDevStudios team that

created and maintains this plugin. It extends CPTUI into a complete content

operations stack — front-end display blocks, admin list table controls,

multisite management, and a full developer API.

Front-end display tools

Ten built-in layout options: Default, List, Single Post Type, Taxonomy

List, Post Slider, Post Cards, Featured Plus, Grid, and Grid With Overlay

Taxonomy Filter Blocks so visitors can filter content by term
Single Post Block Templates to control individual post output
Shortcode Builder for reusable, configurable display output

Admin list table management

Column Builder with drag-and-drop column control for any post type

The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Questions the author answers

Where is the user documentation?

Please see https://docs.pluginize.com/tutorials/custom-post-type-ui/

I registered my post types — how do I display them on the front end?

The free CPTUI plugin handles registration. To display your custom content

with block editor layouts, filters, and templates, check out

CPT UI Pro.

Does CPT UI Pro require this free plugin?

No. CPT UI Pro does not require Custom Post Type UI (free), but pairs great. Your existing post type and taxonomy content integrates automatically

— no migration needed.

Will the free plugin continue to be maintained?

Absolutely. Custom Post Type UI will always be free and actively maintained.

CPT UI Pro is an optional add-on for users who want to go further.

Does CPT UI Pro work with multisite?

Yes. CPT UI Pro includes dedicated multisite support with network-level

registration, config push to subsites, and per-site inheritance controls.

Latest changelog entry

1.19.3 – 2026-07-14

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.

Screenshots

First 4 of 5, from WordPress.org.

Add new post type screen and tab.
Add new taxonomy screen and tab.
Registered post types and taxonomies from CPTUI.
Tools screen.

Tagged

content types
custom post types
post type
taxonomy
types

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Where this page's numbers come from

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on October 31, 2026, when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.