WordPress plugin comparison

Create Block Theme vs Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager

Create Block Theme

by WordPress.org

20K+ installs4.8

Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager

by Chetan Vaghela

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Create Block Theme has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
On a typical day, Create Block Theme is downloaded about 586 times, Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager about 1.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager has no reviews yet.
Create Block Theme was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Jul 6, 2026 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Create Block Theme.

Create Block Theme leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Create Block Theme	Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager
Popular rank	#1,312	#71,413
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	35
Rating	4.8(38)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.05
Last release	1 month ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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