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WordPress theme comparison

Astra vs BuzzNews

At a glance

  • Astra has more active installs: 1M+, against 70+ for BuzzNews.
  • On a typical day, Astra is downloaded about 16,175 times, BuzzNews about 0.
  • BuzzNews is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 6,556 reviews.
  • Astra was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 1, 2022 for BuzzNews.
  • Astra has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for BuzzNews.

Line by line

Astra leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricAstraBuzzNews
Popular rank#3–
Active installs1M+70+
Downloads, last 30 days675.2K4
Rating4.9(6.6K)5.0(1)
Last release12 days ago4 years ago
Requires PHP5.35.2.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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