WordPress theme comparison
Kahuna vs Newsmatic
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Kahuna.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Kahuna about 7.
- Newsmatic is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 4.6 from 18 reviews.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jan 20, 2026 for Kahuna.
- Kahuna has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
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Tags they share
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- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Post formats themes
- Top Right sidebar themes
- Top RTL language support themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
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