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WordPress theme comparison

Ascendant vs Graphene

At a glance

  • Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Ascendant.
  • On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Ascendant about 0.
  • Ascendant has no reviews yet.
  • Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Nov 6, 2020 for Ascendant.
  • Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Ascendant.

Line by line

Graphene leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricAscendantGraphene
Popular rank–#352
Active installs200+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days31.1K
RatingNo ratings4.7(83)
Last release6 years ago2 months ago
Requires PHP–5.6.0

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