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WordPress theme comparison

Classic vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 1K+ for Classic.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Classic about 242.
  • Classic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 5,720 reviews.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jun 13, 2023 for Classic.
  • Classic has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricClassicOceanWP
Popular rank–#9
Active installs1K+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days10.8K122.6K
Rating5.0(1)4.9(5.7K)
Last release3 years ago14 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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