WordPress theme comparison
Nirvana vs Squirrel
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Squirrel.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Squirrel about 0.
- Both are rated 4.3 out of 5.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Mar 26, 2018 for Squirrel.
- Squirrel has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Nirvana.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
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
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured image header themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Microformats themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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