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WordPress theme comparison

Lightning vs Pinbin

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Pinbin.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Pinbin about 3.
  • Pinbin is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
  • Pinbin was updated more recently: Oct 2, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.
  • Pinbin has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Lightning.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricLightningPinbin
Popular rank#28#4,769
Active installs100K+400+
Downloads, last 30 days19.8K74
Rating4.8(12)4.9(14)
Last release2 months ago1 month ago
Requires PHP7.47.4

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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