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WordPress theme comparison

Paper vs PopularFX

At a glance

  • PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for Paper.
  • On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 159 times, Paper about 0.
  • Paper has no reviews yet.
  • PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against Sep 1, 2011 for Paper.
  • Paper has been around longer: since 2009, against 2020 for PopularFX.

Line by line

PopularFX leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricPaperPopularFX
Popular rank–#20
Active installs90+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days34.3K
RatingNo ratings4.6(115)
Last release15 years ago1 year ago
Requires PHP–5.5

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