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WordPress theme comparison

Graphene vs WP Simple

At a glance

  • Graphene has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for WP Simple.
  • On a typical day, Graphene is downloaded about 29 times, WP Simple about 0.
  • Graphene is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 83 reviews, against 3.1 from 16 reviews.
  • Graphene was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Dec 19, 2016 for WP Simple.
  • Graphene has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for WP Simple.

Line by line

Graphene leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricGrapheneWP Simple
Popular rank#351–
Active installs10K+400+
Downloads, last 30 days1.2K9
Rating4.7(83)3.1(16)
Last release2 months ago10 years ago
Requires PHP5.6.0–

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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