Custom Page Theme vs Generate Child Theme

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

Custom Page Theme

by jeetendrabajaj

Health D47

Generate Child Theme

by Catch Themes

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Custom Page Theme	Generate Child Theme
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	+13% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	4.10★
Reviews	4	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	7.8y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25	2.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Custom Page Theme Generate Child Theme

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.