WordPress theme comparison
Blog Build vs Sydney
At a glance
- Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Blog Build.
- On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, Blog Build about 4.
- Blog Build has no reviews yet.
- Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 31, 2026 for Blog Build.
- Sydney has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Blog Build.
Line by line
Sydney leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Blog Build |  Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,072 | #34 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 90 | 52.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(795) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Custom background themes
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- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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