WordPress theme comparison
Blog Express vs Crio
At a glance
- Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Blog Express.
- On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, Blog Express about 0.
- Blog Express is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
- Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 9, 2019 for Blog Express.
- Blog Express has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Crio.
Line by line
Crio leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Blog Express |  Crio |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #130 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 0 | 367 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.2(5) |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.6 |
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 Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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