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WordPress theme comparison

Dark Side vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 10+ for Dark Side.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Dark Side about 1.
  • Dark Side has no reviews yet.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Apr 27, 2009 for Dark Side.
  • Dark Side has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricDark SideOceanWP
Popular rank–#9
Active installs10+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days16122.6K
RatingNo ratings4.9(5.7K)
Last release17 years ago14 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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