WordPress theme comparison
Academic vs ColorMag
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for Academic.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, Academic about 1.
- Academic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 1,568 reviews.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jun 5, 2026 for Academic.
- ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Academic.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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