WordPress theme comparison
Author vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 3K+ for Author.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Author about 30.
- Author is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 101 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 27, 2026 for Author.
- Author has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Hestia.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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Tags they share
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