WordPress theme comparison
Merlin vs Twenty Eleven
At a glance
- Twenty Eleven has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for Merlin.
- On a typical day, Twenty Eleven is downloaded about 550 times, Merlin about 1.
- Merlin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.6 from 50 reviews.
- Twenty Eleven was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jun 6, 2021 for Merlin.
- Twenty Eleven has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Merlin.
Line by line
Twenty Eleven leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Merlin |  Twenty Eleven |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #54 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 26.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(7) | 4.6(50) |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2.4 |
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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