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WordPress theme comparison

BigBlocks vs Lightning

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for BigBlocks.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, BigBlocks about 0.
  • BigBlocks has no reviews yet.
  • Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Feb 18, 2026 for BigBlocks.
  • Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for BigBlocks.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricBigBlocksLightning
Popular rank#691#28
Active installs200+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days2619.3K
RatingNo ratings4.8(12)
Last release8 months ago2 months ago
Requires PHP7.27.4

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