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Lakeside Blogger vs Midnight Blogger

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

At a glance

Lakeside Blogger leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #247, ahead of Midnight Blogger at #950. Over the last 7 days Lakeside Blogger slipped 5 places and Midnight Blogger slipped 37 places. Lakeside Blogger has the largest install base, roughly 6.7× the next: 2K+ active installs against 300+ for Midnight Blogger. Downloads this week: Lakeside Blogger 49 and Midnight Blogger 17.

Metric Lakeside Blogger Midnight Blogger
Popular rank today #247 ▼ 5 #950 ▼ 37
Active installs 2K+ 300+
Downloads, last 7 days 49 17
Rating no ratings no ratings
Type Block theme Block theme
Last updated Feb 2, 2026 Jan 31, 2026
Current version 1.4 1.2
Best rank on record #231 #740
Days in the top 50 0 0
On WordPress.org since Jul 2024 Jul 2025

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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Active installs

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Downloads per day

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Lakeside Blogger or Midnight Blogger?

By active installs, Lakeside Blogger: 2K+ sites run it against 300+ for Midnight Blogger, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Lakeside Blogger or Midnight Blogger?

Lakeside Blogger, at #247 on the WordPress.org popular themes list today, with Midnight Blogger at #950. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Is Lakeside Blogger a block theme or a classic theme? And Midnight Blogger?

Lakeside Blogger is a block theme, Midnight Blogger 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.