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WordPress theme comparison

Aries vs Graphene

At a glance

  • Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 700+ for Aries.
  • On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Aries about 0.
  • Aries is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 83 reviews.
  • Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against May 30, 2015 for Aries.
  • Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Aries.

Line by line

Graphene leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricAriesGraphene
Popular rank–#351
Active installs700+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days11.2K
Rating5.0(1)4.7(83)
Last release11 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6.0

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