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WordPress theme comparison

Hestia vs Highwind

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 200+ for Highwind.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Highwind about 0.
  • Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Dec 27, 2014 for Highwind.
  • Highwind has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Hestia.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaHighwind
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+200+
Downloads, last 30 days55.7K1
Rating4.8(563)4.8(23)
Last release11 days ago12 years ago
Requires PHP5.4.0–

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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