Ashe vs Elegant Magazine
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| Feature | Ashe v2.275 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Elegant Magazine v4.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Ashe · Ashe PRO ($) | Elegant Magazine · Elegant Magazine Pro ($) |
| Pros | Minimal, responsive blog layout; Featured slider and social icon options in the customizer; Right-to-left and translation ready | Several magazine-style post widgets for sliders, carousels and tabs; Free minimalist news and blog layout; WooCommerce and custom header 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 admin and customizer; Advanced features are reserved for 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 | Magazine-style post widgets (slider, carousel, categorised, tabbed), Starter sites demo data, Recommended plugins install panel, Upgrade to Pro prompts |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | — |