WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs News Elementor
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for News Elementor.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, News Elementor about 1.
- News Elementor has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Sep 30, 2024 for News Elementor.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for News Elementor.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  News Elementor |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.4K | 11 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 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.
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