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WordPress theme comparison

Crio vs Live Wire

At a glance

  • Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Live Wire.
  • On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, Live Wire about 0.
  • Crio is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
  • Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Nov 16, 2013 for Live Wire.
  • Live Wire has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Crio.

Line by line

Crio leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCrioLive Wire
Popular rank#130–
Active installs10K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days3831
Rating4.2(5)4.0(3)
Last release2 months ago13 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

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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