WordPress theme comparison
ColorMag vs Higher Education
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for Higher Education.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, Higher Education about 1.
- Higher Education is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,568 reviews.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jun 12, 2026 for Higher Education.
- ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Higher Education.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ColorMag |  Higher Education |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67 | #5,220 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.9K | 19 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.6K) | 5.0(3) |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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