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WordPress theme comparison

Bare vs PopularFX

At a glance

  • PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Bare.
  • On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 159 times, Bare about 0.
  • Bare has no reviews yet.
  • PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against May 10, 2011 for Bare.
  • Bare has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for PopularFX.

Line by line

PopularFX leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricBarePopularFX
Popular rank–#20
Active installs50+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days24.5K
RatingNo ratings4.6(115)
Last release15 years ago1 year ago
Requires PHP–5.5

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