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Cryout Serious Theme Settings

by CryoutCreations · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Jan 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Cryout Serious Theme Settings
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Cryout Serious Theme Settings still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 26 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Cryout Serious Theme Settings, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Cryout Creations since Nov 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Cryout Serious Theme Settings removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Cryout Serious Theme Settings safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Cryout Serious Theme Settings update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.5.17. No one-star spike after it. 26 Jan 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Cryout Creations18 Nov 2015 to 26 Jan 2026, 37 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Cryout Serious Theme Settings
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Cryout Serious Theme Settings
4 May 2026219
11 May 2026558
18 May 2026492
25 May 2026763
1 Jun 2026528
8 Jun 2026536
15 Jun 2026585
22 Jun 2026493
29 Jun 2026468
6 Jul 2026480
13 Jul 2026516
20 Jul 2026540
27 Jul 2026523
3 Aug 2026513
10 Aug 2026519
17 Aug 2026483
24 Aug 2026463
31 Aug 2026479
7 Sep 2026467
14 Sep 2026546
21 Sep 2026563
28 Sep 2026499
5 Oct 2026525
12 Oct 2026454
19 Oct 2026789
26 Oct 2026589
2 Nov 202689

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version0.5.17
AuthorCryoutCreations
Added18 Nov 2015
Last updated26 Jan 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsadmin, theme

Other plugins by this author: Serious Slider, Cryout Theme Switch

Questions

Is Cryout Serious Theme Settings still maintained?

Yes. Last release 26 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Cryout Serious Theme Settings, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Cryout Creations since Nov 2015.

Was Cryout Serious Theme Settings removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Cryout Serious Theme Settings safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Cryout Serious Theme Settings update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.5.17. No one-star spike after it.

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