WordPress theme comparison
Figure/Ground vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Figure/Ground.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Figure/Ground about 0.
- Figure/Ground is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jul 14, 2024 for Figure/Ground.
- Figure/Ground has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Lightning.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Figure/Ground |  Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #28 |
| Active installs | 80+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 0 | 19.3K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(12) |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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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