WordPress theme comparison
Graphene vs Sampression Lite
At a glance
- Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for Sampression Lite.
- On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, Sampression Lite about 2.
- Sampression Lite is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 31 reviews, against 4.7 from 83 reviews.
- Sampression Lite was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Graphene.
- Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Sampression Lite.
Line by line
Graphene leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Graphene |  Sampression Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #352 | #6,748 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 138 |
| Rating | 4.7(83) | 4.8(31) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.0 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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