WordPress theme comparison
Nirvana vs Start Magazine
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Start Magazine.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 23 times, Start Magazine about 1.
- Nirvana is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against Jun 9, 2019 for Start Magazine.
- Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Start Magazine.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Nirvana |  Start Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #275 | – |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 754 | 10 |
| Rating | 4.3(69) | 4.0(2) |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2 |
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 menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar 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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