WordPress theme comparison
Nirvana vs Shift
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 600+ for Shift.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Shift about 8.
- Shift is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 20 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
- Shift was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jan 26, 2026 for Nirvana.
- Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Shift.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
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Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar 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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