Ashe vs Blossom Feminine
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| Feature | Ashe v2.275 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Blossom Feminine v1.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | January 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Ashe · Ashe PRO ($) | Blossom Feminine · Blossom Feminine Pro ($) |
| Pros | Minimal, responsive blog layout; Featured slider and social icon options in the customizer; Right-to-left and translation ready | Free, responsive blog layout with typography and colour controls; Built-in newsletter and Instagram sections for growing an audience; WooCommerce and right-to-left language support |
| Cons | Ashe PRO upgrade prompts in the admin; Loads Google Fonts from fonts.googleapis.com; Advanced setup and layouts need Ashe PRO | Instagram section needs the separate Instagram Feed plugin; Additional customizer features are locked behind the paid Pro edition |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Featured slider with customizer amount setting, Social icon options including Instagram, Google Fonts loaded for the theme typography, Ashe PRO upgrade panel and checkout link | Typography and colour customizer controls, Instagram gallery section (uses Instagram Feed shortcode), Newsletter signup section, Google Fonts loading with local webfont cache, Extra features in the paid Pro edition ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Instagram Feed |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | — |