WordPress theme comparison
Blogging Essentials vs ColorMag
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for Blogging Essentials.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, Blogging Essentials about 2.
- Blogging Essentials has no reviews yet.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jan 31, 2026 for Blogging Essentials.
- ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Blogging Essentials.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Blogging Essentials |  ColorMag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,200 | #67 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 21.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(1.6K) |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 8 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 4.0 | 7.4 |
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 colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column 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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