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WordPress theme comparison

Crio vs start

At a glance

  • Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for start.
  • On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 10 times, start about 0.
  • start is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
  • Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Feb 18, 2019 for start.
  • start has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Crio.

Line by line

Crio leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCriostart
Popular rank#130–
Active installs10K+500+
Downloads, last 30 days3749
Rating4.2(5)5.0(7)
Last release2 months ago7 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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