WordPress theme comparison
Parabola vs WP Magazine
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for WP Magazine.
- On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, WP Magazine about 0.
- WP Magazine is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 70 reviews.
- Parabola was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Nov 8, 2022 for WP Magazine.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for WP Magazine.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Parabola |  WP Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #213 | – |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 535 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.9(70) | 5.0(2) |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 5.5 |
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 Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Portfolio themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Two columns themes
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