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WordPress theme comparison

Lightning vs Rowling

At a glance

  • Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Rowling.
  • On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Rowling about 5.
  • Rowling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
  • Rowling was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for Lightning.

Line by line

Lightning leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricLightningRowling
Popular rank#28#1,185
Active installs100K+2K+
Downloads, last 30 days19.6K188
Rating4.8(12)5.0(20)
Last release2 months ago6 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.4

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