WordPress theme comparison
Simplified Lite vs Twenty Seventeen

Simplified Lite
by Blogging Theme Styles
100+ installs

Twenty Seventeen
by WordPress.org
300K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Twenty Seventeen has more active installs: 300K+, against 100+ for Simplified Lite.
- On a typical day, Twenty Seventeen is downloaded about 3,163 times, Simplified Lite about 1.
- Simplified Lite has no reviews yet.
- Twenty Seventeen was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Sep 28, 2024 for Simplified Lite.
- Twenty Seventeen has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Simplified Lite.
Line by line
Twenty Seventeen leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simplified Lite | Twenty Seventeen |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #15 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 12 | 125K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(119) |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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