WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Theme Downloader

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

Theme Downloader

by George Stephanis

100+ installs3.6

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Theme Downloader.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, Theme Downloader about 4.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Oct 8, 2014 for Theme Downloader.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Theme Downloader.
Theme Downloader has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Cryout Serious Theme Settings.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	Theme Downloader
Popular rank	#891	#13,236
Active installs	40K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	76
Rating	4.3(16)	3.6(14)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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