WordPress theme comparison
Magnificent Blog vs Newsmatic
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Magnificent Blog.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Magnificent Blog about 0.
- Newsmatic is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Jul 18, 2018 for Magnificent Blog.
- Magnificent Blog has been around longer: since 2018, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Magnificent Blog |  Newsmatic |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #68 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1 | 5.8K |
| Rating | 2.0(1) | 4.8(87) |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 14 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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 Entertainment themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Left sidebar themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column 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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