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WordPress theme comparison

Altar vs PopularFX

At a glance

  • PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Altar.
  • On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 159 times, Altar about 0.
  • Altar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 115 reviews.
  • PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against Apr 17, 2019 for Altar.
  • Altar has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for PopularFX.

Line by line

PopularFX leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricAltarPopularFX
Popular rank–#20
Active installs30+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days54.5K
Rating5.0(1)4.6(115)
Last release7 years ago1 year ago
Requires PHP–5.5

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