WordPress plugin comparison
Generate Child Theme vs theme-selector
At a glance
- Generate Child Theme has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for theme-selector.
- On a typical day, Generate Child Theme is downloaded about 52 times, theme-selector about 1.
- theme-selector has no reviews yet.
- Generate Child Theme was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Jan 9, 2012 for theme-selector.
- Generate Child Theme is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.3.0 for theme-selector.
- theme-selector has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Generate Child Theme.
Line by line
Generate Child Theme leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Generate Child Theme |  theme-selector |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,237 | #39,067 |
| Active installs | 9K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.5K | 25 |
| Rating | 4.3(15) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 3.3.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.80 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 15 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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