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WordPress theme comparison

Mercury vs Photon

At a glance

  • Mercury has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Photon.
  • Photon has no reviews yet.
  • Mercury was updated more recently: Feb 26, 2015, against Feb 8, 2009 for Photon.
  • Photon has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Mercury.

Line by line

Mercury leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricMercuryPhoton
Popular rank––
Active installs10K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days110
Rating5.0(9)No ratings
Last release11 years ago18 years ago
Requires PHP––

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