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WordPress theme comparison

Coldbox vs Newsmatic

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Coldbox.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Coldbox about 1.
  • Coldbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.8 from 87 reviews.
  • Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jun 25, 2023 for Coldbox.
  • Coldbox has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricColdboxNewsmatic
Popular rank–#68
Active installs2K+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days505.7K
Rating5.0(12)4.8(87)
Last release3 years ago12 days ago
Requires PHP5.65.6

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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