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WordPress theme comparison

Newsmatic vs Plum

At a glance

  • Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Plum.
  • On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Plum about 0.
  • Newsmatic is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
  • Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Nov 16, 2018 for Plum.
  • Plum has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Newsmatic.

Line by line

Newsmatic leads on 4 of 4 comparable lines.

MetricNewsmaticPlum
Popular rank#68–
Active installs10K+300+
Downloads, last 30 days5.7K10
Rating4.8(87)3.5(2)
Last release13 days ago8 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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