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WordPress theme comparison

Hester vs Neve

At a glance

  • Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 100+ for Hester.
  • On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,117 times, Hester about 1.
  • Hester is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,284 reviews.
  • Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Hester.
  • Neve has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Hester.

Line by line

Neve leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricHesterNeve
Popular rank#4,737#16
Active installs100+200K+
Downloads, last 30 days29124.1K
Rating5.0(4)4.7(1.3K)
Last release2 months ago3 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.0

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