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Period vs Travel X

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

Period

Period Classic

by Ben Sibley

Travel X

Travel X Classic

by Noor Alam

At a glance

Period leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,878, ahead of Travel X at #4,601. Over the last 7 days Period climbed 30 places and Travel X slipped 14 places. Period has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 1K+ active installs against 100+ for Travel X. Downloads this week: Period 26 and Travel X 24.

Metric Period Travel X
Popular rank today #1,878 ▲ 30 #4,601 ▼ 14
Active installs 1K+ 100+
Downloads, last 7 days 26 24
Rating 4.9★ (39) no ratings
Type Classic theme Classic theme
Last updated Oct 27, 2026 Aug 15, 2026
Current version 1.760 1.1.1
Best rank on record #1,792 #4,289
Days in the top 50 0 0
On WordPress.org since Jul 2016 Oct 2023

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

PeriodTravel X

Active installs

PeriodTravel X

Downloads per day

PeriodTravel X

Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Period or Travel X?

By active installs, Period: 1K+ sites run it against 100+ for Travel X, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 3, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Period or Travel X?

Period, at #1,878 on the WordPress.org popular themes list today, with Travel X at #4,601. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Is Period a block theme or a classic theme? And Travel X?

Period is a classic theme, Travel X 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.