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WordPress theme comparison

Donovan vs Newsmatic

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 9K+ for Donovan.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Donovan about 23.
  • Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
  • Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 6, 2026 for Donovan.
  • Donovan has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricDonovanNewsmatic
Popular rank#203#68
Active installs9K+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days7995.7K
Rating4.8(24)4.8(87)
Last release3 months 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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