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WordPress theme comparison

simpleX vs Sydney

At a glance

  • Sydney has more active installs: 80K+, against 200+ for simpleX.
  • On a typical day, Sydney is downloaded about 643 times, simpleX about 0.
  • simpleX has no reviews yet.
  • Sydney was updated more recently: Oct 22, 2026, against Nov 12, 2012 for simpleX.
  • simpleX has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Sydney.

Line by line

Sydney leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricsimpleXSydney
Popular rank–#34
Active installs200+80K+
Downloads, last 30 days736.7K
RatingNo ratings4.9(795)
Last release14 years ago18 days ago
Requires PHP–7.2

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