WordPress theme comparison
Directory Starter vs Twenty Eleven
At a glance
- Twenty Eleven has more active installs: 60K+, against 400+ for Directory Starter.
- On a typical day, Twenty Eleven is downloaded about 550 times, Directory Starter about 3.
- Twenty Eleven is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.3 from 4 reviews.
- Twenty Eleven was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Oct 19, 2022 for Directory Starter.
- Twenty Eleven has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Directory Starter.
Line by line
Twenty Eleven leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Directory Starter |  Twenty Eleven |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #54 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 75 | 26.7K |
| Rating | 4.3(4) | 4.6(50) |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
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- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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