WordPress theme comparison
Newsmatic vs Searchlight
At a glance
- Newsmatic has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Searchlight.
- On a typical day, Newsmatic is downloaded about 88 times, Searchlight about 0.
- Newsmatic is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 87 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Newsmatic was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Dec 6, 2024 for Searchlight.
- Searchlight has been around longer: since 2014, against 2023 for Newsmatic.
Line by line
Newsmatic leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Newsmatic |  Searchlight |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68 | #7,706 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.7K | 4 |
| Rating | 4.8(87) | 3.7(3) |
| Last release | 13 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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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