WordPress theme comparison
Nirvana vs Shipyard
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Shipyard.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Shipyard about 0.
- Shipyard is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Mar 31, 2025 for Shipyard.
- Shipyard has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Nirvana.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
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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 Microformats themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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