WordPress theme comparison
Author vs Blocksy
At a glance
- Blocksy has more active installs: 300K+, against 3K+ for Author.
- On a typical day, Blocksy is downloaded about 3,341 times, Author about 30.
- Blocksy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 873 reviews, against 4.9 from 101 reviews.
- Blocksy was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Author.
- Author has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Blocksy.
Line by line
Blocksy leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
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