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WordPress theme comparison

Elsie vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 800+ for Elsie.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 792 times, Elsie about 1.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against May 28, 2022 for Elsie.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Elsie.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricElsieHestia
Popular rank–#31
Active installs800+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days2255.9K
Rating4.6(12)4.8(563)
Last release4 years ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.4.0

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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