WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs JP Theme Switcher Bar

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

JP Theme Switcher Bar

by Josh Pollock

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for JP Theme Switcher Bar.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, JP Theme Switcher Bar about 1.
JP Theme Switcher Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Sep 4, 2014 for JP Theme Switcher Bar.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.0.38 for JP Theme Switcher Bar.
JP Theme Switcher Bar has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	JP Theme Switcher Bar
Popular rank	#891	#34,719
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	26
Rating	4.3(16)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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