WordPress theme comparison
Featured News vs PopularFX
At a glance
- PopularFX has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Featured News.
- On a typical day, PopularFX is downloaded about 152 times, Featured News about 0.
- Featured News is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 115 reviews.
- PopularFX was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2025, against Sep 23, 2018 for Featured News.
- Featured News has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for PopularFX.
Line by line
PopularFX leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured News |  PopularFX |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #20 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 0 | 4.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(115) |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.5 |
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 Right sidebar themes
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- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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