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Appliance Ecommerce Store vs VW Painter

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

At a glance

Appliance Ecommerce Store leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #971, ahead of VW Painter at #5,807. Over the last 7 days Appliance Ecommerce Store slipped 15 places and VW Painter slipped 2 places. Appliance Ecommerce Store has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 200+ active installs against 100+ for VW Painter. Downloads this week: VW Painter 232 and Appliance Ecommerce Store 35.

Metric Appliance Ecommerce Store VW Painter
Popular rank today #971 ▼ 15 #5,807 ▼ 2
Active installs 200+ 100+
Downloads, last 7 days 35 232
Rating no ratings 5★ (1)
Type Classic theme Classic theme
Last updated Nov 2, 2026 Oct 31, 2026
Current version 2.3.9 1.5.1
Best rank on record #834 #5,537
Days in the top 50 0 0
On WordPress.org since Oct 2025 Oct 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 VW Painter?

By active installs, Appliance Ecommerce Store: 200+ sites run it against 100+ for VW Painter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 3, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Appliance Ecommerce Store or VW Painter?

Appliance Ecommerce Store, at #971 on the WordPress.org popular themes list today, with VW Painter at #5,807. 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 VW Painter?

Appliance Ecommerce Store is a classic theme, VW Painter 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.