WordPress theme comparison
GeneratePress vs New Blog
At a glance
- GeneratePress has more active installs: 500K+, against 600+ for New Blog.
- On a typical day, GeneratePress is downloaded about 1,219 times, New Blog about 17.
- New Blog is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,428 reviews.
- New Blog was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for GeneratePress.
- GeneratePress has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for New Blog.
Line by line
GeneratePress leads on 3 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  GeneratePress |  New Blog |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11 | #2,722 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 600+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35K | 281 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.4K) | 5.0(10) |
| Last release | 11 months ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.8 |
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 E-commerce themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Three columns themes
- Top Translation ready themes
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