WordPress theme comparison
Basic vs Twenty Sixteen
At a glance
- Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 4K+ for Basic.
- On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,333 times, Basic about 2.
- Basic is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 43 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
- Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Aug 29, 2020 for Basic.
- Twenty Sixteen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Basic.
Line by line
Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic |  Twenty Sixteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #30 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 93.3K |
| Rating | 4.8(43) | 4.1(83) |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.2.4 |
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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