这篇复盘想回答一个问题：Stellar 为什么没能进入 Hexo 主题头部？数据面（2026-08-14 快照）的答案是——star 第 9、与第二梯队差约 4 倍、2024 年明显增长后增速回落、近一年发版几乎停摆；但同一组数据也显示 npm 月下载排第 3、近 12 个月 star 增速高于同梯队竞品。产品面补上另一半：在「轻博客为主流」的 Hexo 生态里，四系统这类「重功能、强差异」的定位没有形成品类心智，增长机制也没能把它转化为规模。落后是「定位错位」与「增长机制不足」叠加的结果。

This review asks why Stellar has not reached the top tier of Hexo themes. The 2026-08-14 snapshot gives a mixed answer: Stellar ranks ninth in stars, but third in monthly npm downloads; its star growth slowed after a strong 2024, yet its recent annual growth is still ahead of several peers. The product explanation completes the picture: Hexo’s mainstream mental model is still a lightweight blog, while Stellar presents a blog, knowledge base, topic system, and notebook system as one content platform.