Child Themify vs Child Themes

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

Child Themify

by J B

Health D46

Child Themes

by Chris Taylor

Health D42

Active-install trajectory

Child Themify Child Themes

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Child Themify	Child Themes
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K ✓	70–80
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	-13% ✓
Overall health	D · 46 ✓	D · 42
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★ ✓	3.70★
Reviews	42 ✓	2
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	8.6y ago ✓	8.8y ago
Downloads · 30d	256 ✓	86
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Child Themify Child Themes

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.