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WordPress theme comparison

Blocksy vs Columnist

At a glance

  • Blocksy has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Columnist.
  • On a typical day, Blocksy is downloaded about 3,341 times, Columnist about 0.
  • Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
  • Blocksy was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Dec 28, 2013 for Columnist.
  • Columnist has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Blocksy.

Line by line

Blocksy leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricBlocksyColumnist
Popular rank#10–
Active installs300K+10+
Downloads, last 30 days168.2K0
Rating5.0(873)5.0(1)
Last release11 days ago13 years ago
Requires PHP7.0–

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