Frost vs WPWheels
Two WordPress themes head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
At a glance
Frost ranks #245 on the popular list; WPWheels is outside the top 1,001 we capture daily. Frost has the largest install base, roughly 150× the next: 3K+ active installs against 20+ for WPWheels. Downloads this week: Frost 140 and WPWheels 8.
| Metric | Frost | WPWheels |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #245 ▬ | outside top 1001 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 140 | 8 |
| Rating | 5★ (6) | no ratings |
| Type | Block theme | Block theme |
| Last updated | Mar 12, 2025 | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Current version | 1.0.10 | 1.0.3 |
| Best rank on record | #242 | #7,127 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2023 | May 2024 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Frost or WPWheels?
By active installs, Frost: 3K+ sites run it against 20+ for WPWheels, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Is Frost a block theme or a classic theme? And WPWheels?
Frost is a block theme, WPWheels is a block 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.