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

How many websites use Enlighten?

Enlighten has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Enlighten alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Enlighten include Total, Shapely, Tempera. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Enlighten work with the latest WordPress?

Enlighten requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Enlighten — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, Enlighten is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 30 reviews. It has been downloaded 125K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Top alternative: Total.

4.7/530 reviews

1.0K+active installs

125K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Enlighten is a responsive FREE education WordPress theme ideal for creating college, school, university and other academic/ educational websites. It is a fully Customizer based user-friendly theme which allows you to customize most of the theme settings instantly with live real time live previews. It is a clean and elegant modern WordPress theme with plenty of flexibility and features - you can use for various types of business websites as well. Enlighten is fully mobile-responsive so that your website content is sure to look great on any device. It features homepage sliders, Multiple menu options, carousel portfolio and service section, video section, client section etc. It is a fully widgetized theme with multiple widget areas. Create a beautiful education website and enlighten the wor…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.730 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Great Theme & Company Support

by bizempire·4 years ago

Sorted, responsive and good looking theme for multipurpose. Quick company support.

A good theme for learning institutions

·4 years ago

Enlighten is a good theme for any type of learning institution. The support is great, even for the free version.

Neat layout, outstanding support

by sarikaperiwal·5 years ago·1 reply

The theme looks great. It’s neat, clean and smart looking. The only thing that beats the user friendliness of the theme is the awesome customer support at AccessPress. The guys are prompt with answering any query, and go out of their way to solve your issues.

Good theme, Great support

by guspinillos1·5 years ago

The theme is good and really easy to customize, but I had some issues. So I needed use the support. And the support is as good as it gets. Really great!

Nice Theme and Great Support

by gtplus0304·5 years ago·1 reply

I wanted to say thanks to the team that made “Enlighten”. It looks good and works well!
The support team was several times very responsive and helpful!