WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs HI Theme Toolkit

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

HI Theme Toolkit

by Hawaii Interactive Sàrl

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for HI Theme Toolkit.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, HI Theme Toolkit about 4.
HI Theme Toolkit is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
HI Theme Toolkit was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jan 26, 2026 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.
HI Theme Toolkit is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for HI Theme Toolkit.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	HI Theme Toolkit
Popular rank	#891	#67,416
Active installs	40K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	126
Rating	4.3(16)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.07
Last release	9 months ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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