WordPress theme comparison
Nirvana vs Xcel
At a glance
- Nirvana has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Xcel.
- On a typical day, Nirvana is downloaded about 25 times, Xcel about 0.
- Xcel is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.3 from 69 reviews.
- Nirvana was updated more recently: Jan 26, 2026, against May 15, 2017 for Xcel.
- Nirvana has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Xcel.
Line by line
Nirvana leads on 3 of 4 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 Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Portfolio themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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