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WordPress theme comparison

Empt Lite vs Lightning

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Empt Lite.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Empt Lite about 0.
  • Empt Lite has no reviews yet.
  • Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Apr 5, 2024 for Empt Lite.
  • Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Empt Lite.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricEmpt LiteLightning
Popular rank–#28
Active installs100+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days919.3K
RatingNo ratings4.8(12)
Last release2 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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