WordPress theme comparison
NewsMachine vs Parabola
At a glance
- Parabola has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for NewsMachine.
- On a typical day, Parabola is downloaded about 15 times, NewsMachine about 2.
- NewsMachine has no reviews yet.
- NewsMachine was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Feb 1, 2026 for Parabola.
- Parabola has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for NewsMachine.
Line by line
Parabola leads on 3 of 4 comparable lines.
| Metric |  NewsMachine |  Parabola |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,464 | #213 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 99 | 535 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(70) |
| Last release | 15 days ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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 images themes
- Top Footer widgets 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
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your theme against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free