WordPress theme comparison
Crio vs Modern
At a glance
- Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Modern.
- On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, Modern about 7.
- Modern is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 33 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
- Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Sep 4, 2025 for Modern.
- Modern has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Crio.
Line by line
Crio leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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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