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WordPress theme comparison

ExS Dark vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 300+ for ExS Dark.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, ExS Dark about 0.
  • ExS Dark 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 Dec 12, 2023 for ExS Dark.
  • OceanWP has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for ExS Dark.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricExS DarkOceanWP
Popular rank–#9
Active installs300+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days6122.6K
Rating5.0(1)4.9(5.7K)
Last release2 years ago15 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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