WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs IJM Theme Switcher Bar

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

IJM Theme Switcher Bar

by ijmccallum

10+ installs4.8

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for IJM Theme Switcher Bar.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, IJM Theme Switcher Bar about 1.
IJM Theme Switcher Bar is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Dec 3, 2013 for IJM Theme Switcher Bar.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.7.41 for IJM Theme Switcher Bar.
IJM Theme Switcher Bar has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

Cryout Serious Theme Settings leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	IJM Theme Switcher Bar
Popular rank	#891	#32,018
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	31
Rating	4.3(16)	4.8(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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