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WordPress theme comparison

Express vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 700+ for Express.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,732 times, Express about 0.
  • Express has no reviews yet.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against May 28, 2015 for Express.
  • Express has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricExpressOceanWP
Popular rank–#9
Active installs700+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days0120.5K
RatingNo ratings4.9(5.7K)
Last release11 years ago14 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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