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WordPress theme comparison

BlockWP vs Newsmatic

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for BlockWP.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, BlockWP about 11.
  • BlockWP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 87 reviews.
  • Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 26, 2026 for BlockWP.
  • BlockWP has been around longer: since 2022, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

MetricBlockWPNewsmatic
Popular rank#1,214#68
Active installs800+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days4125.7K
Rating5.0(1)4.8(87)
Last release15 days ago12 days ago
Requires PHP7.45.6

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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