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WordPress theme comparison

Hestia vs Sidebar

At a glance

  • Hestia has more active installs: 70K+, against 60+ for Sidebar.
  • On a typical day, Hestia is downloaded about 785 times, Sidebar about 0.
  • Sidebar 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 Aug 24, 2020 for Sidebar.
  • Hestia has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Sidebar.

Line by line

Hestia leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricHestiaSidebar
Popular rank#31–
Active installs70K+60+
Downloads, last 30 days55.7K1
Rating4.8(563)5.0(1)
Last release11 days ago6 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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