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The 12 WordPress themes most like Challenger, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Challenger

100+ installs · #6,435 most popular

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Closest match
Twenty Twenty
Shares 11 of Challenger's 12 tags.
Most installed
Twenty Twenty
200K+ active installs.
Best rated
Ashe
4.9 out of 5 from 304 reviews.
Most recently updated
Newsup
Updated on Nov 9, 2026.
  1. Twenty Twenty

    by WordPress.org

    Our default theme for 2020 is designed to take full advantage of the flexibility of the block editor. Organizations and businesses have the ability to create dynamic landing pages with endless layouts using the group an…

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #17
    Rating
    4.4(68)
    Updated
    12 days ago

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  2. Neve

    by Themeisle

    Neve is a next-generation, ultra-fast WordPress theme designed for top performance, SEO, and Core Web Vitals. Its lightweight codebase and small size ensure minimal overhead and lightning-fast load times. Fully compatib…

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #16
    Rating
    4.7(1.3K)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  3. Hestia

    by Themeisle

    Hestia is a modern WordPress theme for professionals. It fits creative business, small businesses (restaurants, wedding planners, sport/medical shops), startups, corporate businesses, online agencies and firms, portfoli…

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #31
    Rating
    4.8(563)
    Updated
    11 days ago

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  4. Inspiro

    by WPZOOM

    Inspiro is a fast, ultra-lightweight, and versatile WordPress theme for small businesses, creative professionals, photographers, and visual portfolios. Launch your website in minutes with 20+ ready-made starter sites fo…

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #24
    Rating
    4.7(127)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  5. Ashe

    by WP Royal

    Personal and Multi-Author Free WordPress Blog Theme. Perfect for personal, lifestyle, health & fitness, food, cooking, bakery, travel, beauty, fashion, wedding, photography, news, quotes blog, auto blog, small business…

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #62
    Rating
    4.9(304)
    Updated
    17 days ago

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  6. MH Magazine lite

    by MH Themes

    MH Magazine lite is one of the most popular free responsive magazine, news, newspaper and blog WordPress themes for modern online magazines, dynamic news websites, professional blogs and other editorial websites. This f…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    –
    Rating
    4.8(129)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  7. Nirvana

    by CryoutCreations

    Imagine a land of infinite beauty and overwhelming magnificence. Imagine seas of freedom and oceans of peace joining together with splashing waves of pure love. Imagine high mountains of hope, hills of reason and deep v…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #273
    Rating
    4.3(69)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  8. Parabola

    by CryoutCreations

    Welcome to a world of endless possibilities! Parabola awaits you with a huge assortment of theme settings that enable you to take a fully responsive, clean and elegant design to even newer heights. You can edit everythi…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #213
    Rating
    4.9(70)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  9. Responsive

    by CyberChimps

    The Responsive theme by CyberChimps is a superfast, lightweight, and customizable WordPress theme for building professional websites without coding. Build your website quickly with 100+ free WordPress starter templates…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #151
    Rating
    4.7(559)
    Updated
    4 days ago

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  10. Crio

    by BoldGrid

    Crio is a WordPress SuperTheme that allows front-end designers, developers and other web professionals to create without bounds or restrictions. Crio's advanced customization options are completely integrated with the…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #129
    Rating
    4.2(5)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  11. TutorStarter

    by Themeum

    Tutor Starter is a free WordPress LMS theme powered by Tutor LMS, the popular eLearning plugin for WordPress. It is designed to let Tutor LMS take center stage while also letting you pick what feels right. Tutor Starter…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #100
    Rating
    4.0(4)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  12. Newsup

    by themeansar

    Newsup is a fast, clean, modern-looking Best Responsive News Magazine WordPress theme. The theme is fully widgetized, so users can manage the content by using easy to use widgets. Newsup is suitable for dynamic news, ne…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #76
    Rating
    4.8(188)
    Updated
    today

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