WordPress theme comparison
Period vs Twenty Fourteen
At a glance
- Twenty Fourteen has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Period.
- On a typical day, Twenty Fourteen is downloaded about 1,048 times, Period about 4.
- Period is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 4.4 from 97 reviews.
- Period was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Twenty Fourteen.
- Twenty Fourteen has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Period.
Line by line
Twenty Fourteen leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Period |  Twenty Fourteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,881 | #58 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 569 | 43.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(40) | 4.4(97) |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 5.2.4 |
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 Accessibility ready themes
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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