WordPress theme comparison
Layers vs PopularFX
At a glance
- PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Layers.
- On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 159 times, Layers about 0.
- PopularFX is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 115 reviews, against 2.7 from 3 reviews.
- PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against Jan 19, 2015 for Layers.
- Layers has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for PopularFX.
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PopularFX leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
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