Cryout Serious Theme Settings vs Quick Configuration Links
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
Cryout Serious Theme Settings ranks #899 on the popular list; Quick Configuration Links is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Cryout Serious Theme Settings has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 40K+ active installs against 20+ for Quick Configuration Links. Downloads this week: Cryout Serious Theme Settings 453 and Quick Configuration Links 17. Ratings: Cryout Serious Theme Settings 4.3★ from 16 and Quick Configuration Links 4.7★ from 3 reviews.
| Metric | Cryout Serious Theme Settings | Quick Configuration Links |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #899 ▲ 1 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 453 | 17 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (16) | 4.7★ (3) |
| Last updated | Jan 26, 2026 | Jan 12, 2025 |
| Current version | 0.5.17 | 1.4.10 |
| Best rank on record | #883 | #24,971 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2015 | Dec 2008 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Cryout Serious Theme Settings or Quick Configuration Links?
By active installs, Cryout Serious Theme Settings: 40K+ sites run it against 20+ for Quick Configuration Links, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Are Cryout Serious Theme Settings or Quick Configuration Links 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.