Theme Grep by BoldGrid vs Child Theme Check

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

Health B80

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Theme Grep by BoldGrid moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+; Child Theme Check moved down one install band, 800+ to 700+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Theme Grep by BoldGrid	Child Theme Check
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20–30	700–800 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-13% ✓
Overall health	—	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	91/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	0	8 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads · 30d	113	314 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	3.0% ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Theme Grep by BoldGridChild Theme Check

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.