WordPress theme comparison
Hakoniwa vs Lightning
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Hakoniwa.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Hakoniwa about 5.
- Hakoniwa is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
- Hakoniwa was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2023 for Hakoniwa.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
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- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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