WordPress plugin comparison

Child Theme Configurator vs Cryout Serious Theme Settings

Child Theme Configurator

by lilaeamedia

300K+ installs4.7

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Child Theme Configurator has more active installs: 300K+, against 40K+ for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.
On a typical day, Child Theme Configurator is downloaded about 538 times, Cryout Serious Theme Settings about 80.
Child Theme Configurator is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 280 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Jun 10, 2025 for Child Theme Configurator.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Child Theme Configurator.
Child Theme Configurator has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

Child Theme Configurator leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Child Theme Configurator	Cryout Serious Theme Settings
Popular rank	#180	#891
Active installs	300K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.9K	2.5K
Rating	4.7(280)	4.3(16)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.53	×0.69
Last release	1 year ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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