WordPress plugin comparison

Gantry Export and Import Options vs Generate Child Theme

Gantry Export and Import Options

by shazdeh

30+ installs5.0

Generate Child Theme

by Catch Themes

9K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Generate Child Theme has more active installs: 9K+, against 30+ for Gantry Export and Import Options.
On a typical day, Generate Child Theme is downloaded about 50 times, Gantry Export and Import Options about 1.
Gantry Export and Import Options is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 15 reviews.
Generate Child Theme was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Jun 5, 2013 for Gantry Export and Import Options.
Generate Child Theme is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.3.2 for Gantry Export and Import Options.
Gantry Export and Import Options has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Generate Child Theme.

Generate Child Theme leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gantry Export and Import Options	Generate Child Theme
Popular rank	#23,671	#2,236
Active installs	30+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	25	1.6K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.3(15)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.80
Last release	13 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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