WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades vs Essential Theme Helpers

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

by Chris Jean

60K+ installs4.7

Essential Theme Helpers

by Devmont Digital

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for Essential Theme Helpers.
On a typical day, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is downloaded about 52 times, Essential Theme Helpers about 2.
Essential Theme Helpers has no reviews yet.
Essential Theme Helpers was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2026, against Apr 20, 2022 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Essential Theme Helpers is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Essential Theme Helpers.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades	Essential Theme Helpers
Popular rank	#641	#58,189
Active installs	60K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	51
Rating	4.7(117)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.05
Last release	4 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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