WordPress plugin comparison

Starter Templates vs Omit Parent Theme Page Templates

Starter Templates

by Brainstorm Force

1M+ installs4.9

Omit Parent Theme Page Templates

by Mike Schinkel

10+ installs3.0

At a glance

Starter Templates has more active installs: 1M+, against 10+ for Omit Parent Theme Page Templates.
On a typical day, Starter Templates is downloaded about 16,259 times, Omit Parent Theme Page Templates about 1.
Starter Templates is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 4,756 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
Starter Templates was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Mar 27, 2014 for Omit Parent Theme Page Templates.
Starter Templates is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Omit Parent Theme Page Templates.
Omit Parent Theme Page Templates has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Starter Templates.

Starter Templates leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Starter Templates	Omit Parent Theme Page Templates
Popular rank	#33	#29,058
Active installs	1M+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5M	41
Rating	4.9(4.8K)	3.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×2.17	×0.00
Last release	5 days ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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