Cenote vs Writee
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| Feature | Cenote v1.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | Writee v2.0.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | February 18, 2022 |
| Editions | Cenote · Cenote Pro ($) | Writee · Writee Pro ($) |
| 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 | Free blog theme with a full-width or boxed slider; Three custom widgets: about me, social icons and recent posts; Social profile links and custom CSS and JS settings in the Customizer |
| Cons | Upgrade prompts appear in the customizer and admin dashboard; Advanced design options are reserved for the paid Pro version | Advanced options are offered only as a Writee Pro upgrade; Travel template loads Google Maps with an API key hardcoded in the theme |
| 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 | Full-width or boxed content slider, About me widget, Social icons widget, Recent posts widget, Social profile links in Customizer, Custom CSS and JS output, Translation ready with bundled language files, Writee Pro upgrade ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | maps.googleapis.com |