WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Material Design Google
Lightning
by Hidekazu Ishikawa
100K+ installs4.8
Material Design Google
by Material Design
300+ installs3.3
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Material Design Google.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Material Design Google about 1.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.3 from 4 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Dec 12, 2022 for Material Design Google.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Material Design Google.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightning | Material Design Google |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.8K | 41 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | 3.3(4) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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
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