WordPress theme comparison
Parabola vs Refined Magazine
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Refined Magazine.
- On a typical day, Refined Magazine is downloaded about 18 times, Parabola about 15.
- Parabola is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 4.1 from 14 reviews.
- Refined Magazine was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Refined Magazine.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Parabola |  Refined Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #213 | #1,749 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 535 | 1.1K |
| Rating | 4.9(70) | 4.1(14) |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 16 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.4 |
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 Footer widgets themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support 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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