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Appliance Ecommerce Store vs Simple Persona

Two WordPress themes head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.

Simple Persona

Simple Persona Classic

by Catch Themes

At a glance

Appliance Ecommerce Store leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #970, ahead of Simple Persona at #4,221. Over the last 7 days Appliance Ecommerce Store slipped 17 places and Simple Persona held its place. Simple Persona has the largest install base, roughly 1.5× the next: 300+ active installs against 200+ for Appliance Ecommerce Store. Downloads this week: Appliance Ecommerce Store 34 and Simple Persona 22.

Metric Appliance Ecommerce Store Simple Persona
Popular rank today #970 ▼ 17 #4,221 ▬
Active installs 200+ 300+
Downloads, last 7 days 34 22
Rating no ratings 5★ (5)
Type Classic theme Classic theme
Last updated Oct 11, 2026 Jun 18, 2026
Current version 2.3.8 2.3.3
Best rank on record #834 #4,177
Days in the top 50 0 0
On WordPress.org since Oct 2025 May 2018

Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.

Ranking history Lower is better

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Appliance Ecommerce Store or Simple Persona?

By active installs, Simple Persona: 300+ sites run it against 200+ for Appliance Ecommerce Store, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 2, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Appliance Ecommerce Store or Simple Persona?

Appliance Ecommerce Store, at #970 on the WordPress.org popular themes list today, with Simple Persona at #4,221. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Is Appliance Ecommerce Store a block theme or a classic theme? And Simple Persona?

Appliance Ecommerce Store is a classic theme, Simple Persona is a classic theme. Block themes are built for the Site Editor; classic themes use the Customizer and widget areas.

Where do these numbers come from?

WordPress.org publishes each theme’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the themes have moved over time rather than a single day.