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WordPress theme comparison

Base WP vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 800+ for Base WP.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Base WP about 1.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Feb 2, 2021 for Base WP.
  • Base WP has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricBase WPHestia
Popular rank–#31
Active installs800+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days2455.7K
Rating4.0(10)4.8(563)
Last release5 years ago11 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.4.0

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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