WordPress theme comparison
GeneratePress vs newsX
At a glance
- GeneratePress has more active installs: 500K+, against 10+ for newsX.
- On a typical day, GeneratePress is downloaded about 1,228 times, newsX about 0.
- newsX is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,428 reviews.
- GeneratePress was updated more recently: Dec 1, 2025, against May 23, 2018 for newsX.
- GeneratePress has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for newsX.
Line by line
GeneratePress leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  GeneratePress |  newsX |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11 | – |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33.9K | 3 |
| Rating | 4.9(1.4K) | 5.0(2) |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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