WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Easy Recent Posts

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

Easy Recent Posts

by Nick Adams

10+ installs3.0

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Easy Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, Easy Recent Posts about 1.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Apr 6, 2016 for Easy Recent Posts.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.5.0 for Easy Recent Posts.
Easy Recent Posts has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

Cryout Serious Theme Settings leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	Easy Recent Posts
Popular rank	#891	#30,613
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	32
Rating	4.3(16)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.5.0
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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