WordPress theme comparison
Adler vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 70+ for Adler.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Adler about 0.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.3 from 4 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jul 25, 2015 for Adler.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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