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WordPress theme comparison

Glow vs Parabola

At a glance

  • Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Glow.
  • On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, Glow about 0.
  • Glow is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 70 reviews.
  • Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Nov 29, 2022 for Glow.
  • Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Glow.

Line by line

Parabola leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGlowParabola
Popular rank–#213
Active installs400+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days15535
Rating5.0(2)4.9(70)
Last release4 years ago9 months ago
Requires PHP5.65.4

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