WordPress theme comparison
Gemma vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Gemma.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Gemma about 0.
- Gemma has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jan 11, 2026 for Gemma.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Gemma.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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