WordPress theme comparison
Counsel vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Counsel.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Counsel about 0.
- Counsel has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jun 5, 2018 for Counsel.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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