WordPress theme comparison
Karen vs Twenty Fifteen
At a glance
- Twenty Fifteen has more active installs: 60K+, against 50+ for Karen.
- On a typical day, Twenty Fifteen is downloaded about 1,662 times, Karen about 0.
- Karen is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 54 reviews.
- Twenty Fifteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 24, 2017 for Karen.
- Twenty Fifteen has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Karen.
Line by line
Twenty Fifteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Karen |  Twenty Fifteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #45 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 0 | 71.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.4(54) |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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.
Tags they share
- Top Accessibility ready themes
- Top Custom background themes
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- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
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- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
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