WordPress theme comparison
GeneratePress vs Pure & Simple
At a glance
- GeneratePress has more active installs: 500K+, against 1K+ for Pure & Simple.
- On a typical day, GeneratePress is downloaded about 1,228 times, Pure & Simple about 3.
- GeneratePress is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,428 reviews, against 4.5 from 24 reviews.
- GeneratePress was updated more recently: Dec 1, 2025, against Nov 8, 2021 for Pure & Simple.
Line by line
GeneratePress leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  GeneratePress |  Pure & Simple |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11 | – |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35K | 66 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.4K) | 4.5(24) |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.20 |
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
- Top Custom background themes
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- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
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- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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