WordPress theme comparison
Newspaper Lite vs Nirvana
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for Newspaper Lite.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 23 times, Newspaper Lite about 1.
- Newspaper Lite is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Jan 5, 2021 for Newspaper Lite.
- Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Newspaper Lite.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Newspaper Lite |  Nirvana |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #275 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 754 |
| Rating | 4.6(18) | 4.3(69) |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Custom background themes
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- Top Custom menu themes
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- Top Footer widgets themes
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- Top Left sidebar themes
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- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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