WordPress theme comparison
Blog Start vs Custom
At a glance
- Custom has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Blog Start.
- On a typical day, Custom is downloaded about 1 times, Blog Start about 0.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Blog Start was updated more recently: Mar 8, 2016, against Dec 18, 2015 for Custom.
- Custom has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Blog Start.
Line by line
Custom leads on 2 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Blog Start |  Custom |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | – |
| Active installs | 60+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1 | 14 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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 Black themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Light themes
- Top Microformats themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Responsive Layout themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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