Contributor Highlights vs Theme Check
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Theme Check leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,285, ahead of Contributor Highlights at #50,363. Over the last 7 days Theme Check slipped 5 places and Contributor Highlights climbed 20,313 places. Downloads this week: Theme Check 6,118 and Contributor Highlights 15.
| Metric | Contributor Highlights | Theme Check |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #50,363 ▲ 20313 | #1,285 ▼ 5 |
| Active installs | — | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 6,118 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.8★ (195) |
| Last updated | Jun 10, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.0 | 20260901 |
| Best rank on record | #48,070 | #1,279 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2025 | Jun 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
More comparisons
- Contributor Highlights vs Pochipp
- Contributor Highlights vs Advanced Product Labels for WooCommerce
- Contributor Highlights vs Advanced Woo Labels – Product Labels & Badges for WooCommerce
- Contributor Highlights vs GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI
- Theme Check vs Advanced Automatic Updates
- Theme Check vs Demo Importer Plus
- Theme Check vs Hello Plus
- Theme Check vs Multiple Themes
Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Contributor Highlights or Theme Check?
Theme Check, at #1,285 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Contributor Highlights at #50,363. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Contributor Highlights or Theme Check alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.