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WordPress theme comparison

OceanWP vs Story

At a glance

  • OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 7K+ for Story.
  • On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Story about 0.
  • OceanWP is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 5,720 reviews, against 4.2 from 6 reviews.
  • OceanWP was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Apr 2, 2014 for Story.
  • Story has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for OceanWP.

Line by line

OceanWP leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricOceanWPStory
Popular rank#9–
Active installs400K+7K+
Downloads, last 30 days119.6K2
Rating4.9(5.7K)4.2(6)
Last release15 days ago12 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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