Starter Templates vs MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Starter Templates leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #33, ahead of MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer at #5,718. Over the last 7 days Starter Templates slipped 1 place and MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer slipped 12 places. Starter Templates has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 1M+ active installs against 1K+ for MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer. Downloads this week: Starter Templates 435,991 and MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer 92.
| Metric | Starter Templates | MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #33 ▼ 1 | #5,718 ▼ 12 |
| Active installs | 1M+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 435,991 | 92 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (4,755) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 20, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.7.9 | 1.1.9 |
| Best rank on record | #31 | #5,703 |
| Days in the top 50 | 93 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Feb 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 22 | 0 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Starter Templates or MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer?
By active installs, Starter Templates: 1M+ sites run it against 1K+ for MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 25, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Starter Templates or MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer?
Starter Templates, at #33 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer at #5,718. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Starter Templates or MantraBrain Starter Sites | MantraBrain Theme Demo Importer alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’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 plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.