WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Plain Post
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Plain Post.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Plain Post about 0.
- Plain Post has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Nov 13, 2024 for Plain Post.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2024 for Plain Post.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Plain Post |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | #6,316 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.6K | 9 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.7 |
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