WordPress theme comparison
Start Magazine vs Zakra
At a glance
- Zakra has more active installs: 30K+, against 400+ for Start Magazine.
- On a typical day, Zakra is downloaded about 185 times, Start Magazine about 1.
- Zakra is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 600 reviews, against 4.0 from 2 reviews.
- Zakra was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2026, against Jun 9, 2019 for Start Magazine.
- Start Magazine has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Zakra.
Line by line
Zakra leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Start Magazine |  Zakra |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #53 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10 | 5.6K |
| Rating | 4.0(2) | 4.9(600) |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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