WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Personal lite
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Personal lite.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Personal lite about 0.
- Personal lite has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Apr 5, 2017 for Personal lite.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Personal lite.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Personal lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.8K | 0 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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