WordPress plugin comparison

Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs WP Theme Optimizer

Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations

40K+ installs4.3

WP Theme Optimizer

by d

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Cryout Serious Theme Settings has more active installs: 40K+, against 400+ for WP Theme Optimizer.
On a typical day, Cryout Serious Theme Settings is downloaded about 80 times, WP Theme Optimizer about 4.
WP Theme Optimizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Nov 7, 2016 for WP Theme Optimizer.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.6.30 for WP Theme Optimizer.
Cryout Serious Theme Settings has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for WP Theme Optimizer.

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

Metric	Cryout Serious Theme Settings	WP Theme Optimizer
Popular rank	#891	#9,794
Active installs	40K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	74
Rating	4.3(16)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.6.30
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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