WordPress theme comparison
Blue Monday vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Blue Monday.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Blue Monday about 0.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Aug 18, 2020 for Blue Monday.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Blue Monday.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Blue Monday |  Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #28 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3 | 19.4K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.8(12) |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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