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WordPress theme comparison

Responsive vs The Journal

At a glance

  • Responsive has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for The Journal.
  • On a typical day, Responsive is downloaded about 530 times, The Journal about 0.
  • The Journal is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 559 reviews.
  • Responsive was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against May 24, 2018 for The Journal.
  • Responsive has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for The Journal.

Line by line

Responsive leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricResponsiveThe Journal
Popular rank#152–
Active installs10K+100+
Downloads, last 30 days33.7K3
Rating4.7(559)5.0(2)
Last release4 days ago8 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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