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WordPress theme comparison

Parabola vs Shapely

At a glance

  • Both have 10K+ active installs.
  • On a typical day, Shapely is downloaded about 85 times, Parabola about 16.
  • Parabola is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 4.6 from 67 reviews.
  • Shapely was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
  • Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Shapely.

Line by line

Shapely leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricParabolaShapely
Popular rank#213#178
Active installs10K+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days5351.9K
Rating4.9(70)4.6(67)
Last release9 months ago1 month ago
Requires PHP5.47.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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