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WordPress theme comparison

Orchid vs Sydney

At a glance

  • Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 40+ for Orchid.
  • On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, Orchid about 0.
  • Orchid is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 795 reviews.
  • Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Sep 8, 2015 for Orchid.
  • Orchid has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Sydney.

Line by line

Sydney leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricOrchidSydney
Popular rank–#34
Active installs40+80K+
Downloads, last 30 days243.4K
Rating5.0(1)4.9(795)
Last release11 years ago1 day ago
Requires PHP–7.2

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