WordPress plugin comparison

Child Theme Check vs Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

Child Theme Check

by Torsten Landsiedel

700+ installs5.0

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

by Chris Jean

60K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has more active installs: 60K+, against 700+ for Child Theme Check.
On a typical day, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is downloaded about 52 times, Child Theme Check about 10.
Child Theme Check is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 117 reviews.
Child Theme Check was updated more recently: May 31, 2026, against Apr 20, 2022 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Child Theme Check is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Child Theme Check.

Child Theme Check leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Child Theme Check	Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
Popular rank	#7,698	#641
Active installs	700+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	312	1.6K
Rating	5.0(8)	4.7(117)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.01
Last release	5 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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