WordPress theme comparison
NewsPress Lite vs Nirvana
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for NewsPress Lite.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 23 times, NewsPress Lite about 1.
- NewsPress Lite is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 41 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Nov 28, 2024 for NewsPress Lite.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  NewsPress Lite |  Nirvana |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,798 | #274 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50 | 736 |
| Rating | 4.7(41) | 4.3(69) |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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 Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top News themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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