WordPress theme comparison
DarkElements vs Twenty Sixteen
At a glance
- Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 300+ for DarkElements.
- On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, DarkElements about 1.
- DarkElements is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
- Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Mar 31, 2025 for DarkElements.
- DarkElements has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Twenty Sixteen.
Line by line
Twenty Sixteen leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  DarkElements |  Twenty Sixteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,973 | #30 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 93.4K |
| Rating | 4.8(6) | 4.1(83) |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.2.4 |
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