Ashe vs Cenote
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| Feature | Ashe v2.275 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Cenote v1.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 4,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Ashe · Ashe PRO ($) | Cenote · Cenote Pro ($) |
| Pros | Minimal, responsive blog layout; Featured slider and social icon options in the customizer; Right-to-left and translation ready | Free clean blog layout that is simple to set up; Customizer options built on the Kirki framework; 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 | Upgrade prompts appear in the customizer and admin dashboard; Advanced design options are reserved for the paid Pro version |
| 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 | Kirki-based customizer options, Recent posts widget, WooCommerce theme support, Theme dashboard page, Upgrade prompts to the paid Pro version |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | — |