WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

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 40K+ for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades about 52.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 117 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Apr 20, 2022 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.7.21 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

Cryout Serious Theme Settings leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
Popular rank	#891	#641
Active installs	40K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	1.6K
Rating	4.3(16)	4.7(117)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.01
Last release	9 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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