WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Separate Blog
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Separate Blog.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Separate Blog about 0.
- Separate Blog is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 12 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Dec 23, 2018 for Separate Blog.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Separate Blog.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Separate Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.8K | 0 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | 5.0(1) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.3 |
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