WordPress theme comparison
Headline vs Hestia
At a glance
- Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 90+ for Headline.
- On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Headline about 0.
- Headline is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 563 reviews.
- Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 30, 2019 for Headline.
- Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Headline.
Line by line
Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
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