WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs RectusMinimum
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for RectusMinimum.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, RectusMinimum about 0.
- RectusMinimum has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Jul 12, 2026 for RectusMinimum.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for RectusMinimum.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  RectusMinimum |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | #8,231 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.6K | 7 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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