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WordPress theme comparison

Short vs Sydney

At a glance

  • Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Short.
  • On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, Short about 1.
  • Sydney is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 795 reviews, against 4.0 from 8 reviews.
  • Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 28, 2023 for Short.
  • Sydney has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Short.

Line by line

Sydney leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricShortSydney
Popular rank–#35
Active installs100+80K+
Downloads, last 30 days2044.2K
Rating4.0(8)4.9(795)
Last release3 years ago1 day ago
Requires PHP5.67.2

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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