WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Theme Helpers vs Theme Test Drive
Essential Theme Helpers
by Devmont Digital
Fewer than 10 installs
Theme Test Drive
by Vladimir Prelovac
7K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Theme Test Drive has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Essential Theme Helpers.
- On a typical day, Theme Test Drive is downloaded about 25 times, Essential Theme Helpers about 2.
- Essential Theme Helpers has no reviews yet.
- Essential Theme Helpers was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Theme Test Drive.
- Essential Theme Helpers is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Theme Test Drive.
- Theme Test Drive has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for Essential Theme Helpers.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Theme Helpers | Theme Test Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #58,189 | #2,602 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 51 | 707 |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.9(50) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.3.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 9 years 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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