WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Photoframe
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Photoframe.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Photoframe about 0.
- Photoframe is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jan 1, 2022 for Photoframe.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Photoframe.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Photoframe |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.8K | 5 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | 5.0(4) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 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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