WordPress theme comparison
Blockwist vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Blockwist.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Blockwist about 4.
- Blockwist has no reviews yet.
- Blockwist was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Blockwist.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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