WordPress theme comparison
HotWP vs Twenty Fourteen
At a glance
- Twenty Fourteen has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for HotWP.
- On a typical day, Twenty Fourteen is downloaded about 1,048 times, HotWP about 1.
- Twenty Fourteen is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 97 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Twenty Fourteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jul 2, 2025 for HotWP.
- Twenty Fourteen has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for HotWP.
Line by line
Twenty Fourteen leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  HotWP |  Twenty Fourteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,660 | #58 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12 | 43.7K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 4.4(97) |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.2.4 |
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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