WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Master
Lightning
by Hidekazu Ishikawa
100K+ installs4.8
Master
by WPEntire - Entire WordPress Resources
1K+ installs
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Master.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Master about 0.
- Master has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jul 22, 2021 for Master.
- Master has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Lightning.
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Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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