WordPress theme comparison
GeneratePress vs Nightingale
GeneratePress
by Tom
500K+ installs4.9
Nightingale
by NHS Leadership Academy Digital Team
300+ installs5.0
At a glance
- GeneratePress has more active installs: 500K+, against 300+ for Nightingale.
- On a typical day, GeneratePress is downloaded about 1,228 times, Nightingale about 4.
- Nightingale is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,428 reviews.
- Nightingale was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for GeneratePress.
- GeneratePress has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Nightingale.
Line by line
GeneratePress leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | GeneratePress | Nightingale |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11 | #3,989 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35K | 207 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.4K) | 5.0(4) |
| Last release | 11 months ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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