Cenote vs Olsen Light
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| Feature | Cenote v1.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 4,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Cenote · Cenote Pro ($) | Olsen Light · Olsen Light Pro ($) |
| Pros | Free clean blog layout that is simple to set up; Customizer options built on the Kirki framework; WooCommerce and right-to-left language support | 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 | Upgrade prompts appear in the customizer and admin dashboard; Advanced design options are reserved for the paid Pro version | 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 | Kirki-based customizer options, Recent posts widget, WooCommerce theme support, Theme dashboard page, Upgrade prompts to the paid Pro version | 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 | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts, Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.bunny.net, fonts.googleapis.com |