WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Templates vs Show Current Template
At a glance
- Show Current Template has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Custom Templates.
- On a typical day, Show Current Template is downloaded about 500 times, Custom Templates about 3.
- Custom Templates has no reviews yet.
- Show Current Template was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Jan 26, 2017 for Custom Templates.
- Show Current Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Custom Templates.
- Show Current Template has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Custom Templates.
Line by line
Show Current Template leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Templates |  Show Current Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #21,357 | #351 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53 | 14.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(71) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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