WordPress theme comparison
ColorMag vs News Magazine X
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 8K+ for News Magazine X.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, News Magazine X about 77.
- News Magazine X is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,568 reviews.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 6, 2026 for News Magazine X.
- ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for News Magazine X.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ColorMag |  News Magazine X |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67 | #48 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.9K | 2.7K |
| Rating | 4.9(1.6K) | 5.0(30) |
| Last release | 9 days ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
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- Top Custom colors themes
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- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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