Post Types Order vs Meta Box: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Post Types Order vs Meta Box - MakeWPFast
Post Types Order
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600K+ installs · 4.5/5 rating
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Meta Box
A-
500K+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricPost Types OrderMeta Box
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+3 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+2+9
🏠 Homepage TTFB+-1 ms+-1 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+2+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+1 ms+-6 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+2+0

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeaturePost Types OrderMeta Box
Active Installs600K+500K+
User Rating4.5/54.8/5
Speed ScoreCC+
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP5.67.1
Last Updated2026-01-222026-02-02
Total Downloads15.9M+22.9M+
Verdict
FasterMeta-box
More FeaturesPost-types-order
Overall WinnerMeta-box
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