Yes, Awaken is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use Awaken?

Awaken has 2.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Awaken alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Awaken include Twenty Twenty-Five, Twenty Twenty-Four, OceanWP. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Awaken work with the latest WordPress?

Awaken requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.3+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Awaken — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Awaken
Rating: 4.4 (27 reviews)
Author: ThemezHut

As of April 2026, Awaken is a WordPress theme with 2.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 27 reviews. It has been downloaded 410K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.4/527 reviews

2.0K+active installs

410K+total downloads

12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Awaken WordPress theme is an elegant magazine/news WordPress theme. It has a magazine layout with two main widget areas. And the theme is featured with three post widgets to display posts in different styles. This theme consists with a responsive layout which is created using twitter bootstrap. Some of the main features of this theme are theme customizer, featured slider, ad widgets, youtube video widget and social media. Find more information about this theme at http://www.themezhut.com/themes/awaken. View the demonstration at http://www.themezhut.com/demo/awaken.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.427 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Great for any working site

by cafon·5 years ago

I just love this template cause is possible to post and forget all the thumbnails config.
It makes all images same dimention and is great for clean site.
thanks