WordPress theme comparison
First News vs Newsmatic
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for First News.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, First News about 0.
- First News is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 87 reviews.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Feb 9, 2022 for First News.
- First News has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  First News |  Newsmatic |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #68 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4 | 5.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.8(87) |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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 header themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top News themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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