Orchid Store vs Writee
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| Feature | Orchid Store v1.5.17 · 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 | 5,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Last updated | July 16, 2026 | February 18, 2022 |
| Editions | Orchid Store · Orchid Store Pro ($) | Writee · Writee Pro ($) |
| Pros | 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 | 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 | Built around WooCommerce, so it suits shops rather than other sites; A paid Pro edition is promoted in the Customizer | 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 | 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) | 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 |
| Plugins | Elementor, YITH WooCommerce Wishlist, Addonify WooCommerce Wishlist, Addonify Compare Products For WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Maps |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.1 | 5.9 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, udp.creamcode.org | maps.googleapis.com |