Title: Ascend
Author: StellarWP
Published: May 25, 2017
Last modified: March 26, 2026

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# Ascend

![StellarWP Avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d614d953044e11b41ac7023709e850df4db1005b6845af94909326b25137590c?
s=24&d=mm&r=g)

[StellarWP](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/author/stellarwp/)

![](https://i0.wp.com/themes.svn.wordpress.org/ascend/1.4.20/screenshot.png?w=post-
thumbnail&strip=all)

[Preview](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/preview/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/theme/ascend.1.4.20.zip)

 *  Version 1.4.20
 *  Last updated March 26, 2026
 *  Active installations 2.000+
 *  PHP version 5.6
 *  [Theme homepage](https://www.kadencewp.com/product/ascend-wordpress-theme/)

Ascend is a classic theme, built before the Gutenberg block editor was created. 
While some support has been added for the block editor it’s a WordPress legacy theme.
Ascend is amazingly versatile, easily customizable and loaded with features you 
will love. You can use with any page builder, like Elementor. We built this multipurpose
theme with several fresh and original layout options for your website’s header and
menus, including a very stylish vertical menu and a stunning transparent header 
that changes as you scroll.

## Features

[Custom background](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-background/), [Custom colors](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-colors/),
[Custom logo](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-logo/), [Custom menu](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/custom-menu/),
[E-commerce](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/e-commerce/), [Editor style](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/editor-style/),
[Featured images](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/featured-images/), [Footer widgets](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/footer-widgets/),
[Grid layout](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/grid-layout/), [Left sidebar](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/left-sidebar/),
[One column](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/one-column/), [Post formats](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/post-formats/),
[Right sidebar](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/right-sidebar/), [RTL language support](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/rtl-language-support/),
[Theme options](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/theme-options/), [Threaded comments](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/threaded-comments/),
[Translation ready](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/translation-ready/), [Two columns](https://vec.wordpress.org/themes/tags/two-columns/)

## Downloads per day

Active Installations: **2.000+**

## Ratings

 4.9 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  35 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  1 3-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/?filter=1)

[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/reviews/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

[View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/theme/ascend/)

## Report

Does this theme have major issues?

[Report this theme](https://make.wordpress.org/themes/report-theme/?rep-theme=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fthemes%2Fascend%2F&rep-subject=Reported+Theme%3A+Ascend)

## Translations

This theme is available in the following languages: [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/),
[English (US)](https://wordpress.org/themes/ascend/), [Español de Chile](https://cl.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/),
[Español](https://es.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/), [ພາສາລາວ](https://lo.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/),
[Nederlands](https://nl.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/), and [Polski](https://pl.wordpress.org/themes/ascend/).

[Translate this theme](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-themes/ascend)

## Browse the code

[Development log](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/log/ascend)

[Subversion repository](https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/ascend)

[Browse in Trac](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ascend)

[Trac tickets](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/query?keywords=~theme-ascend)

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