WordPress theme comparison
Explore vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 600+ for Explore.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Explore about 2.
- Explore is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 12, 2025 for Explore.
- Explore has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Hestia.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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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