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WordPress theme comparison

Flash vs start

At a glance

  • Flash has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for start.
  • On a typical day, Flash is downloaded about 70 times, start about 0.
  • start is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.9 from 259 reviews.
  • Flash was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Feb 18, 2019 for start.
  • start has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Flash.

Line by line

Flash leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricFlashstart
Popular rank#130–
Active installs10K+500+
Downloads, last 30 days2.6K9
Rating4.9(259)5.0(7)
Last release1 month ago7 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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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