WordPress plugin comparison

Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager vs Theme Check

Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager

by Chetan Vaghela

Fewer than 10 installs

Theme Check

by WordPress.org

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Theme Check has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
On a typical day, Theme Check is downloaded about 769 times, Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager about 1.
Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager has no reviews yet.
Theme Check was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Jul 6, 2026 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
Theme Check is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.
Theme Check has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager.

Theme Check leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Extensions, Themes and Core Update Manager	Theme Check
Popular rank	#71,413	#1,277
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	25.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(195)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.93
Last release	4 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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