WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Local Development

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

Local Development

by Andy Fragen

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 80+ for Local Development.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, Local Development about 8.
Local Development is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Local Development was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jan 26, 2026 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.
Local Development 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 2016 for Local Development.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	Local Development
Popular rank	#891	#17,624
Active installs	40K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	187
Rating	4.3(16)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.37
Last release	9 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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