WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades vs Generate Child Theme

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades

by Chris Jean

60K+ installs4.7

Generate Child Theme

by Catch Themes

9K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has more active installs: 60K+, against 9K+ for Generate Child Theme.
On a typical day, Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is downloaded about 52 times, Generate Child Theme about 50.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 117 reviews, against 4.3 from 15 reviews.
Generate Child Theme was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Apr 20, 2022 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Generate Child Theme is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades.
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Generate Child Theme.

Generate Child Theme leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades	Generate Child Theme
Popular rank	#641	#2,236
Active installs	60K+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	1.6K
Rating	4.7(117)	4.3(15)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.80
Last release	4 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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