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WordPress theme comparison

Refur vs Twenty Sixteen

At a glance

  • Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 2K+ for Refur.
  • On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, Refur about 0.
  • Refur is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
  • Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Oct 24, 2022 for Refur.
  • Twenty Sixteen has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Refur.

Line by line

Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricRefurTwenty Sixteen
Popular rank–#30
Active installs2K+90K+
Downloads, last 30 days593.4K
Rating4.6(5)4.1(83)
Last release4 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.2.4

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