WordPress theme comparison
OceanWP vs Sydney
At a glance
- OceanWP has more active installs: 400K+, against 80K+ for Sydney.
- On a typical day, OceanWP is downloaded about 2,575 times, Sydney about 643.
- Both are rated 4.9 out of 5.
- Sydney was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for OceanWP.
- Sydney has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for OceanWP.
Line by line
OceanWP leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
- Top Block editor styles themes
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- Top Custom menu themes
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- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Sticky post themes
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- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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