WordPress theme comparison
Twenty Twelve vs X Blog
At a glance
- Twenty Twelve has more active installs: 50K+, against 400+ for X Blog.
- On a typical day, Twenty Twelve is downloaded about 1,119 times, X Blog about 8.
- Twenty Twelve is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 159 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
- X Blog was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Twenty Twelve.
- Twenty Twelve has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for X Blog.
Line by line
Twenty Twelve leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Twenty Twelve |  X Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #60 | #3,839 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 43.9K | 1.1K |
| Rating | 4.6(159) | 2.5(2) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 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 header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Editor style themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Microformats themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Two columns themes
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