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WordPress theme comparison

Crio vs The Journal

At a glance

  • Crio has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for The Journal.
  • On a typical day, Crio is downloaded about 9 times, The Journal about 0.
  • The Journal is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
  • Crio was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against May 24, 2018 for The Journal.
  • The Journal has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Crio.

Line by line

Crio leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricCrioThe Journal
Popular rank#130–
Active installs10K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days3833
Rating4.2(5)5.0(2)
Last release2 months ago8 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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