WordPress plugin comparison
Safe Updates vs Theme Check
At a glance
- Theme Check has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Safe Updates.
- On a typical day, Theme Check is downloaded about 769 times, Safe Updates about 1.
- Safe Updates has no reviews yet.
- Theme Check was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Oct 19, 2020 for Safe Updates.
- Theme Check is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Safe Updates.
- Theme Check has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Safe Updates.
Line by line
Theme Check leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Safe Updates |  Theme Check |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #73,344 | #1,278 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44 | 25.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(195) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.93 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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