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WordPress theme comparison

Magnolia vs Sydney

At a glance

  • Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 900+ for Magnolia.
  • On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, Magnolia about 0.
  • Magnolia has no reviews yet.
  • Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Mar 14, 2011 for Magnolia.
  • Magnolia has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Sydney.

Line by line

Sydney leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricMagnoliaSydney
Popular rank–#34
Active installs900+80K+
Downloads, last 30 days252.7K
RatingNo ratings4.9(795)
Last release15 years ago1 day ago
Requires PHP–7.2

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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