WordPress theme comparison
Lightning vs Toothpaste
At a glance
- Lightning has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Toothpaste.
- On a typical day, Lightning is downloaded about 451 times, Toothpaste about 0.
- Lightning is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
- Lightning was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Aug 25, 2017 for Toothpaste.
- Toothpaste has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Lightning.
Line by line
Lightning leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Lightning |  Toothpaste |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28 | – |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.6K | 0 |
| Rating | 4.8(12) | 2.5(2) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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