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WordPress theme comparison

NovelLite vs OceanWP

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 200+ for NovelLite.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, NovelLite about 11.
  • OceanWP is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,720 reviews, against 4.3 from 21 reviews.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Jul 30, 2026 for NovelLite.
  • NovelLite has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricNovelLiteOceanWP
Popular rank#5,773#9
Active installs200+400K+
Downloads, last 30 days247119.6K
Rating4.3(21)4.9(5.7K)
Last release3 months ago15 days ago
Requires PHP5.67.4

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