Child Theme Copy Settings vs Child Theme Configurator

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D48

Health C67

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Child Theme Copy Settings	Child Theme Configurator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 48	C · 67 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	44/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	85/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	9	280 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	33/100	67/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.5y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	85	16.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5%	4.2% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Child Theme Copy SettingsChild Theme Configurator

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.