Olsen Light vs Orchid Store
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| Feature | Olsen Light v1.8.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Orchid Store v1.5.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | July 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Olsen Light · Olsen Light Pro ($) | Orchid Store · Orchid Store Pro ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Free WooCommerce store theme with live Customizer tuning; Product widgets, filters and featured category widgets; Wishlist, compare and quick-view button support for common plugins |
| Cons | Multiple layouts and extra customizer options are upsold to Pro; Fewer layout choices than the paid Pro version offers | Built around WooCommerce, so it suits shops rather than other sites; A paid Pro edition is promoted in the Customizer |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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) | WooCommerce product, filter and featured category widgets, Banner, post, advertisement, services and about widgets, Product gallery zoom toggle, Cart count updates via AJAX fragments, Wishlist button for YITH and Addonify wishlists, Quick view button for YITH and Addonify, Compare button for Addonify Compare Products, Layout and style options in the live Customizer, Recommended plugin installer (TGMPA) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Wishlist, Addonify WooCommerce Wishlist, Addonify Compare Products For WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Fonts, Bunny Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | fonts.bunny.net, fonts.googleapis.com | fonts.googleapis.com, udp.creamcode.org |