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

How many websites use Period?

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

What are the best Period alternatives?

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

Does Period work with the latest WordPress?

Period requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.4+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Period — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, Period is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 39 reviews. It has been downloaded 103K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.9/539 reviews

1.0K+active installs

103K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Period is a dark, clean, and SEO-optimized blogging theme. As a responsive theme, it displays your content beautifully across phones, widescreen monitors, and everything in between. With special attention to typography, accessibility, and minimalism, Period has a design you can trust for presenting your content. Now with WooCommerce support, you can include an eCommerce shop right on your website (for free). Use Period to blog about the news, music, travel, business, gaming, you name it! It’s equally well-suited for a corporate blog or personal podcast. Period also has full compatibility with the new Gutenberg post editor. Preview Period on desktop, tablets, and mobile devices with the interactive live demo: https://www.competethemes.com/demos/?theme=period

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Ratings & Reviews

4.939 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Great theme

by Kyoukawa Meishin·2 years ago

Very good theme, I successfully get some PRO feature like background image / custom footer by manually tweaking the CSS and PHP files. 😁

Muy conforme

by Luis Dario Barrios·2 years ago

Estoy my conforme con el producto, es excelente. Muchas gracias

Is a good fit!

by Mister Eric·3 years ago

It’s a good fit for our website. Easy to work with, for the most part. Support isn’t quick, but I generally don’t ask (I did once, but it took several days for a response).

Very nice & clean & stylish

by Inge Janse·3 years ago

Great theme, quite timeless, does its job magnificently

Clean and simple

by kmardahl·3 years ago

This is all I need for a simple blog. Thank you.