WordPress theme comparison
Responsive vs Short
At a glance
- Responsive has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Short.
- On a typical day, Responsive is downloaded about 496 times, Short about 1.
- Responsive is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 559 reviews, against 4.0 from 8 reviews.
- Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Aug 28, 2023 for Short.
- Responsive has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Short.
Line by line
Responsive leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive |  Short |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #151 | – |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33.3K | 20 |
| Rating | 4.7(559) | 4.0(8) |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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 Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top E-commerce themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Two columns themes
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