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WordPress theme comparison

Garva vs Lightning

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Garva.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Garva about 1.
  • Garva has no reviews yet.
  • Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jan 19, 2026 for Garva.
  • Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Garva.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGarvaLightning
Popular rank#3,757#28
Active installs40+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days1319.8K
RatingNo ratings4.8(12)
Last release9 months ago2 months ago
Requires PHP7.07.4

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