WordPress theme comparison
Neve vs The News Column
At a glance
- Neve has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for The News Column.
- On a typical day, Neve is downloaded about 2,198 times, The News Column about 0.
- The News Column has no reviews yet.
- Neve was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jan 30, 2026 for The News Column.
- Neve has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for The News Column.
Line by line
Neve leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Neve |  The News Column |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #16 | #5,060 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 124.4K | 10 |
| Rating | 4.7(1.3K) | No ratings |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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 Block editor patterns themes
- Top Block editor styles themes
- Top Blog themes
- Top Custom background themes
- Top Custom colors themes
- Top Custom logo themes
- Top Custom menu themes
- Top Featured image header themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Footer widgets themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Sticky post themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Translation ready themes
- Top Two columns themes
- Top Wide blocks themes
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