Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites vs SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg
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
SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,361, ahead of Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites at #1,683. Over the last 7 days SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg climbed 4 places and Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites climbed 1 place. SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites. Downloads this week: Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 4,119 and SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1,575. Ratings: Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 4.5★ from 39 and SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 5★ from 6 reviews.
| Metric | Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites | SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,683 ▲ 1 | #1,361 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 4,119 | 1,575 |
| Rating | 4.5★ (39) | 5★ (6) |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.5.5 | 6.30.20 |
| Best rank on record | #1,666 | #1,327 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2013 | Aug 2020 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites or SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg?
By active installs, SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites or SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg?
SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg, at #1,361 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites at #1,683. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites or SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 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.