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WordPress theme comparison

Generous vs Hestia

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Generous.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Generous about 0.
  • Generous is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 18, 2013 for Generous.
  • Generous has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGenerousHestia
Popular rank–#31
Active installs30+70K+
Downloads, last 30 days155.7K
Rating5.0(2)4.8(563)
Last release13 years ago11 days ago
Requires PHP–5.4.0

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