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WordPress theme comparison

Base WP vs ColorMag

At a glance

  • ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 800+ for Base WP.
  • On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 546 times, Base WP about 1.
  • ColorMag is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,568 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
  • ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 2, 2021 for Base WP.
  • Base WP has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for ColorMag.

Line by line

ColorMag leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricBase WPColorMag
Popular rank–#67
Active installs800+40K+
Downloads, last 30 days2421.7K
Rating4.0(10)4.9(1.6K)
Last release5 years ago8 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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