WordPress theme comparison
Charcoal vs Storefront
At a glance
- Storefront has more active installs: 90K+, against 30+ for Charcoal.
- On a typical day, Storefront is downloaded about 2,440 times, Charcoal about 0.
- Charcoal has no reviews yet.
- Storefront was updated more recently: Dec 9, 2025, against Jan 7, 2009 for Charcoal.
- Charcoal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Storefront.
Line by line
Storefront leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Charcoal |  Storefront |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #32 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1 | 56.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(155) |
| Last release | 18 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.0 |
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