WordPress plugin comparison

Planned Outage for Block Themes vs LightStart

Planned Outage for Block Themes

by Troy Chaplin

10+ installs5.0

LightStart

by Themeisle

400K+ installs4.3

At a glance

LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against 10+ for Planned Outage for Block Themes.
On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Planned Outage for Block Themes about 2.
Planned Outage for Block Themes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.3 from 874 reviews.
LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jul 14, 2026 for Planned Outage for Block Themes.
LightStart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Planned Outage for Block Themes.
LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Planned Outage for Block Themes.

LightStart leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Planned Outage for Block Themes	LightStart
Popular rank	#30,557	#133
Active installs	10+	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	252K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.3(874)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.19	×1.95
Last release	3 months ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	7.3	7.1

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