WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs MDC Theme Switcher

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

MDC Theme Switcher

by Nazmul Ahsan

10+ installs3.5

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for MDC Theme Switcher.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, MDC Theme Switcher about 1.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.5 from 13 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Apr 11, 2016 for MDC Theme Switcher.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.4.34 for MDC Theme Switcher.
MDC Theme Switcher has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	MDC Theme Switcher
Popular rank	#891	#46,568
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	25
Rating	4.3(16)	3.5(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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