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WordPress theme comparison

Ascend vs ColorMag

At a glance

  • ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 2K+ for Ascend.
  • On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 546 times, Ascend about 11.
  • Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
  • ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Ascend.
  • ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Ascend.

Line by line

ColorMag leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricAscendColorMag
Popular rank#924#67
Active installs2K+40K+
Downloads, last 30 days34821.7K
Rating4.9(37)4.9(1.6K)
Last release1 month ago8 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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