OceanWP is a free WordPress theme by oceanwp with 400K+ active installs, ranked #9 among the most popular WordPress themes today. It is rated 4.9/5 from 5,719 reviews and has been downloaded 10.3M times. The latest version 4.2.8 was released on October 26, 2026.
★Highlights
- Slipped 3 positions over the last 30 days.
- Ranks in the top 1.9% of all tracked themes.
- Best position recorded: #6.
- Last updated 6 days ago.
- Next install milestone: next 500K+.
Performance (Lighthouse)
- LCP
- 2.6s
- FCP
- 1.8s
- TBT
- 60ms
- CLS
- 0.02
- Page weight
- 160 KB
Tested on a clean install with demo content. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage
Trend explorer
Monthly readings
| Month | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | #9 | ▬ |
| October 2026 | #9 | ▼ 3 |
| September 2026 | #6 | ▼ 2 |
| August 2026 | #4 | — |
Monthly readings
| Month | Installs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 400K | — |
| October 2026 | 400K | — |
| September 2026 | 400K | — |
| August 2026 | 400K | — |
Websites using OceanWP
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⌕Details
- Author
- oceanwp
- Version
- 4.2.8
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
- Added
- June 12, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First tracked
- August 1, 2026
Description
OceanWP is the perfect theme for your project. Lightweight and highly extendable, it will enable you to create almost any type of website such a blog, portfolio, business website and WooCommerce storefront with a beautiful & professional design. Very fast, responsive, RTL & translation ready, best SEO practices, unique WooCommerce features to increase conversion and much more. You can even edit the settings on tablet & mobile so your site looks good on every device. Work with the most popular page builders as Elementor, Beaver Builder, Brizy, Visual Composer, Divi, SiteOrigin, etc... Developers will love his extensible codebase making it a joy to customize and extend. Best friend of Elementor & WooCommerce. Looking for a Multi-Purpose theme? Look no further! Check the demos to realize that it's the only theme you will ever need: https://oceanwp.org/demos/
FAQ
How many sites use OceanWP?
OceanWP has 400K+ active installs according to WordPress.org.
How popular is OceanWP?
It is currently ranked #9 among tracked themes, with a peak of #6.
When was OceanWP last updated?
The latest version (4.2.8) was released on October 26, 2026.
Who develops OceanWP?
OceanWP is developed by oceanwp.
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