WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Neve
At a glance
- Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 100K+ for Lightning.
- On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 1,851 times, Lightning about 478.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,284 reviews.
- Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Neve.
Line by line
Neve leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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Tags they share
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- Top Footer widgets themes
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- Top One column themes
- Top Sticky post themes
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- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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