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WordPress theme comparison

Required vs Twenty Sixteen

At a glance

  • Twenty Sixteen has more active installs: 90K+, against 30+ for Required.
  • On a typical day, Twenty Sixteen is downloaded about 2,272 times, Required about 0.
  • Required is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.1 from 83 reviews.
  • Twenty Sixteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Jul 24, 2013 for Required.
  • Required has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Twenty Sixteen.

Line by line

Twenty Sixteen leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricRequiredTwenty Sixteen
Popular rank–#30
Active installs30+90K+
Downloads, last 30 days093.4K
Rating4.7(10)4.1(83)
Last release13 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.2.4

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