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WordPress theme comparison

Graphene vs Highwind

At a glance

  • Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Highwind.
  • On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Highwind about 0.
  • Highwind is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 4.7 from 83 reviews.
  • Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Dec 27, 2014 for Highwind.
  • Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Highwind.

Line by line

Graphene leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGrapheneHighwind
Popular rank#351–
Active installs10K+200+
Downloads, last 30 days1.2K1
Rating4.7(83)4.8(23)
Last release2 months ago12 years ago
Requires PHP5.6.0–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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