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The 12 WordPress themes most like Essence, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Essence

100+ installs

Its stats
Closest match
Graphene
Shares 12 of Essence's 14 tags.
Most installed
Hestia
70K+ active installs.
Best rated
Sinatra
5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews.
Most recently updated
Inspiro
Updated on Nov 6, 2026.
  1. Graphene

    by silverks

    We believe that every theme should facilitate creative writing, not hinder it. We also believe that each site should have the opportunity to be unique. Since the beginning, we have listened to countless suggestions and…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #349
    Rating
    4.7(83)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. Nirvana

    by CryoutCreations

    Imagine a land of infinite beauty and overwhelming magnificence. Imagine seas of freedom and oceans of peace joining together with splashing waves of pure love. Imagine high mountains of hope, hills of reason and deep v…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #273
    Rating
    4.3(69)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  3. Parabola

    by CryoutCreations

    Welcome to a world of endless possibilities! Parabola awaits you with a huge assortment of theme settings that enable you to take a fully responsive, clean and elegant design to even newer heights. You can edit everythi…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #213
    Rating
    4.9(70)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  4. Bravada

    by CryoutCreations

    Bravada looks amazing, behaves flawlessly and scales to any screen. It goes anywhere, it's for everyone and everything. It's clear, clean and simply gorgeous. It has CSS powered animations that will bring users to their…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #95
    Rating
    3.6(14)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  5. Hestia

    by Themeisle

    Hestia is a modern WordPress theme for professionals. It fits creative business, small businesses (restaurants, wedding planners, sport/medical shops), startups, corporate businesses, online agencies and firms, portfoli…

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #31
    Rating
    4.8(563)
    Updated
    11 days ago

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  6. Twenty Eleven

    by WordPress.org

    The 2011 theme for WordPress is sophisticated, lightweight, and adaptable. Make it yours with a custom menu, header image, and background -- then go further with available theme options for light or dark color scheme, c…

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #53
    Rating
    4.6(50)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  7. Inspiro

    by WPZOOM

    Inspiro is a fast, ultra-lightweight, and versatile WordPress theme for small businesses, creative professionals, photographers, and visual portfolios. Launch your website in minutes with 20+ ready-made starter sites fo…

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #24
    Rating
    4.7(127)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  8. Twenty Twelve

    by WordPress.org

    The 2012 theme for WordPress is a fully responsive theme that looks great on any device. Features include a front page template with its own widgets, an optional display font, styling for post formats on both index and…

    Installs
    50K+
    Rank
    #60
    Rating
    4.6(159)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Twenty Fourteen

    by WordPress.org

    In 2014, our default theme lets you create a responsive magazine website with a sleek, modern design. Feature your favorite homepage content in either a grid or a slider. Use the three widget areas to customize your web…

    Installs
    50K+
    Rank
    #56
    Rating
    4.4(97)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. Sinatra

    by sinatrateam

    Sinatra is a lightweight and highly customizable multi-purpose theme that makes it easy for anyone to create their perfect website. You can use it for any type of website from blogs, businesses, online shops, creatives,…

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #72
    Rating
    5.0(41)
    Updated
    28 days ago

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  11. Custom

    by themehall

    Customize Your WordPress Design The Smart Way. Custom WordPress Theme is a responsive Omega child theme, SEO Friendly, utliize WordPress Customizer options, Custom background, custom header, custom menu, custom color, c…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    –
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    11 years ago

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  12. Consulting

    by ThinkUpThemes

    Consulting is the free version of the multi-purpose professional theme (Consulting Pro) ideal for a business or blog website. The theme has a responsive layout, HD retina ready and comes with a powerful theme options pa…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #119
    Rating
    3.0(19)
    Updated
    6 months ago

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