WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Simplus Blog
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Simplus Blog.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 432 times, Simplus Blog about 0.
- Simplus Blog has no reviews yet.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Sep 21, 2021 for Simplus Blog.
- Lightning has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Simplus Blog.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Simplus Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.8K | 6 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | No ratings |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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