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WordPress theme comparison

Hottest vs PopularFX

At a glance

  • PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Hottest.
  • On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 159 times, Hottest about 0.
  • PopularFX is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 115 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
  • PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against Jun 17, 2019 for Hottest.
  • Hottest has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for PopularFX.

Line by line

PopularFX leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricHottestPopularFX
Popular rank–#20
Active installs50+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days04.3K
Rating1.0(1)4.6(115)
Last release7 years ago1 year ago
Requires PHP5.2.45.5

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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