WordPress theme comparison
News Press vs Parabola
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for News Press.
- On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, News Press about 1.
- News Press has no reviews yet.
- News Press was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for News Press.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  News Press |  Parabola |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,998 | #213 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14 | 535 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(70) |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.4 |
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 Featured image header themes
- Top Featured images themes
- Top Full width template themes
- Top Grid layout themes
- Top News themes
- Top One column themes
- Top Theme options themes
- Top Threaded comments themes
- Top Two columns themes
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