WordPress theme comparison
Go vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for Go.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Go about 223.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 19 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Sep 22, 2025 for Go.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Go.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
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