WordPress plugin comparison

Show Current Template vs Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages

Show Current Template

by JOTAKI, Taisuke

100K+ installs5.0

Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages

by Clifton Griffin

1K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Show Current Template has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages.
On a typical day, Show Current Template is downloaded about 520 times, Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages about 15.
Show Current Template is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 71 reviews, against 4.0 from 24 reviews.
Show Current Template was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Nov 26, 2025 for Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages.
Show Current Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages.
Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Show Current Template.

Show Current Template leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Show Current Template	Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages
Popular rank	#351	#5,849
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	13.8K	402
Rating	5.0(71)	4.0(24)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.15	×0.32
Last release	2 months ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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