WordPress theme comparison
Retina vs Twenty Fourteen
At a glance
- Twenty Fourteen has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Retina.
- On a typical day, Twenty Fourteen is downloaded about 1,048 times, Retina about 0.
- Twenty Fourteen is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 97 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
- Twenty Fourteen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Mar 23, 2021 for Retina.
- Retina has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Twenty Fourteen.
Line by line
Twenty Fourteen leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Retina |  Twenty Fourteen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #58 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4 | 43.7K |
| Rating | 4.3(3) | 4.4(97) |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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.
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