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WordPress theme comparison

CoverNews vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 7K+ for CoverNews.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, CoverNews about 163.
  • Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
  • CoverNews was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 29, 2026 for Hestia.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for CoverNews.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCoverNewsHestia
Popular rank#249#31
Active installs7K+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days13.4K55.9K
Rating4.8(200)4.8(563)
Last release5 days ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.05.4.0

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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