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Hestia vs Short

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 100+ for Short.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Short about 1.
  • Hestia is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 563 reviews, against 4.0 from 8 reviews.
  • Hestia was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 28, 2023 for Short.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Short.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaShort
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days55.7K20
Rating4.8(563)4.0(8)
Last release12 days ago3 years ago
Requires PHP5.4.05.6

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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