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Post Type Switcher
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
200,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
157
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.8
out of 5, from 253 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
0.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Post Type Switcher and who is behind it?
Post Type Switcher is a WordPress plugin in the “Admin and backup” field, made by John James Jacoby. It has been listed in the directory since 29 May 2010, so for 16 years. John James Jacoby has 3 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 200,000 to 299,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 157 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“A simple way to change a post's type in WordPress”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was Post Type Switcher last released?
The last release of Post Type Switcher came 157 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Post Type Switcher have?
Post Type Switcher had 200,000 to 299,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 139 plugins had a higher band and 79 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 200,000 means at least 200,000 and at most 299,999.
Which WordPress version is Post Type Switcher tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 6.9, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does Post Type Switcher compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 89.2% of them had a more recent last release than Post Type Switcher; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | Post Type Switcher | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 157 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.8 (253) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 0.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | post-type-switcher |
|---|---|
| Author | John James Jacoby |
| Active installs | 200,000 to 299,999 |
| Last release | 157 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.9 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 |
| Rating | 4.8 out of 5 from 253 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 0 of 1 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 29 May 2010 |
| Total downloads | 2,390,763, updates included |
| Tags | page, post, post-type, type, types |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | 18 | 1 | 86 |
| post | 21 | 1 | 157 |
| post-type | 6 | 3 | 34 |
| type | 1 | 1 | 157 |
| types | 3 | 2 | 107 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2010
Post Type Switcher has been listed since 29 May 2010. Of the 77 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2010, 80.5% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Header and Footer Scripts | 200,000 to 299,999 | 208 days before the reference date | 4.6 (58) |
| Meta Box | 500,000 to 599,999 | 11 days before the reference date | 4.8 (165) |
| Page Links To | 100,000 to 199,999 | 146 days before the reference date | 4.9 (157) |
| Post Duplicator | 200,000 to 299,999 | 6 days before the reference date | 4.8 (80) |
| Simple Page Ordering | 100,000 to 199,999 | 105 days before the reference date | 4.7 (131) |
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): Post Type Switcher, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/post-type-switcher/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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