WordPress plugin comparison

Child Theme Check vs Child Theme Creator by Orbisius

Child Theme Check

by Torsten Landsiedel

700+ installs5.0

Child Theme Creator by Orbisius

by Svetoslav Marinov

10K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Child Theme Creator by Orbisius has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for Child Theme Check.
On a typical day, Child Theme Creator by Orbisius is downloaded about 58 times, Child Theme Check about 10.
Child Theme Check is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.0 from 44 reviews.
Child Theme Check was updated more recently: May 31, 2026, against Dec 10, 2024 for Child Theme Creator by Orbisius.
Child Theme Check is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Child Theme Creator by Orbisius.
Child Theme Creator by Orbisius has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Child Theme Check.

Child Theme Check leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Child Theme Check	Child Theme Creator by Orbisius
Popular rank	#7,698	#1,697
Active installs	700+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	312	1.8K
Rating	5.0(8)	4.0(44)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.20
Last release	5 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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