WordPress theme comparison
Classic vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 1K+ for Classic.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Classic about 242.
- Classic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 13, 2023 for Classic.
- Classic has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Hestia.
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Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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