WordPress theme comparison
ExS vs Parabola
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for ExS.
- On a typical day, ExS is downloaded about 18 times, Parabola about 16.
- ExS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.9 from 70 reviews.
- ExS was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for ExS.
Line by line
ExS leads on 3 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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