Generate Child Theme vs WP Child Theme Generator

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

Health B81

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

Generate Child Theme moved up one install band, 8K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Generate Child Theme	WP Child Theme Generator
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+13% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 81	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	91/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	15	19 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	93/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	1.7K	6.5K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	6.1%	6.9% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Generate Child ThemeWP Child Theme Generator

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.