Ashe vs Olsen Light
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| Feature | Ashe v2.275 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Olsen Light v1.8.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 30,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Ashe · Ashe PRO ($) | Olsen Light · Olsen Light Pro ($) |
| Pros | Minimal, responsive blog layout; Featured slider and social icon options in the customizer; Right-to-left and translation ready | Clean, minimal blog layout for personal and multi-author sites; About, Latest Posts and Socials widgets included; Choice of Google Fonts or Bunny Fonts as font provider |
| Cons | Ashe PRO upgrade prompts in the admin; Loads Google Fonts from fonts.googleapis.com; Advanced setup and layouts need Ashe PRO | Multiple layouts and extra customizer options are upsold to Pro; Fewer layout choices than the paid Pro version offers |
| 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 | About, Latest Posts and Socials widgets, Google Fonts or Bunny Fonts provider choice, Post thumbnail support, Onboarding page, Pro upgrade list (layouts, style variations, customizer options) |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts, Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | fonts.bunny.net, fonts.googleapis.com |