WordPress theme comparison
ColorMag vs NewsPaperly
At a glance
- ColorMag has more active installs: 40K+, against 1K+ for NewsPaperly.
- On a typical day, ColorMag is downloaded about 584 times, NewsPaperly about 25.
- ColorMag is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,568 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
- ColorMag was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jun 7, 2026 for NewsPaperly.
- ColorMag has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for NewsPaperly.
Line by line
ColorMag leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ColorMag |  NewsPaperly |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67 | #1,084 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21.9K | 800 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.6K) | 4.5(2) |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 4.0 |
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
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Flexible header themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Right sidebar 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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