WordPress theme comparison
Friday vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 60+ for Friday.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Friday about 0.
- Friday is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 1, 2017 for Friday.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
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- Top Footer widgets themes
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- Top Grid layout themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
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- Top Sticky post themes
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- Top Translation ready themes
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