Cryout Serious Theme Settings
by CryoutCreations · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin is designed to inter-operate with our Mantra, Parabola, Tempera, Nirvana themes to enable their settings pages.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈45K estimated
Momentum
-2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “theme”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
74 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.6%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 876.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 279 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| theme settings | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| nirvana | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| settings | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| theme your tag | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| admin settings | #7 | #10 | down 1 |
| settings page | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| plugin settings | #9 | #17 | down 1 |
| admin theme | #18 | #20 | down 5 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “theme”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “admin” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “nirvana”, “theme settings” and “settings”. #1, #1 and #2 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 24.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v0.5.17 · 26 Jan 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.8 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Dec 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.5.17 Fixed deprecation notice about fetching multiple feeds with single SimplePie instance (in theme news) Fixed missing plugin name in readme.txt header Bumped supported WordPress version to 6.9 0.5.17
- — Version 0.5.16 Reorganized plugin folders and files Tested for compatibility with PHP 8.3 Bumped supported WordPress version to 6.6 0.5.16
- — Version 0.5.15 Fixed ‘jQuery.fn.click()’ deprecation warning on themes’ settings pages Reorganized setting page styling and scripting Tested for compatibility with PHP 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2 Tested supported WordPress version to 6.5 0.5.15
- — Version 0.5.14 Updated for compatibility with the changes in Tempera 1.8.0 Bumped supported WordPress version to 5.9 0.5.14
- — Version 0.5.13 Updated for compatibility with the changes in Nirvana 1.6.0 Bumped supported WordPress version to 5.8 0.5.13
- — Version 0.5.12 Updated for compatibility with the changes in Parabola 2.4.0 Improved version detection for better compatibility with customized themes Bumped supported WordPress version to 5.7 0.5.12
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin is designed to inter-operate with our Mantra, Parabola, Tempera, Nirvana themes to enable their..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 427 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "admin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-01-12 50K+ → 40K+ down after 379 days in tier
- 2022-12-29 60K+ → 50K+ down after 499 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 70K+ → 60K+ down after 421 days in tier
- 2020-06-22 80K+ → 70K+ down after 537 days in tier
- 2019-01-02 90K+ → 80K+ down after 645 days in tier
- 2017-03-28 80K+ → 90K+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2016-12-05 70K+ → 80K+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2016-10-11 40K+ → 70K+ up after 178 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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