Featured News

v1.0.3

by AF themes · updated 8 years ago

Featured News is a child theme of Magazine 7. The theme has different fonts and color setup. Furthermore, the theme altered some of the default value to other available settings, like frontpage section and archive layou…

Blog Custom background Custom header Custom menu Entertainment Featured images Full width template Left sidebar News One column

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Active installs: 100+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 17K; 17,044 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Sep 23, 2018; 8 years ago

Featured News at a glance

Featured News is a WordPress theme by AF themes with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.0.3 came out on Sep 23, 2018, more than 8 years ago. It was first released in 2018.

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Growth %

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Active installs band

100+ on WordPress.org

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Nov 9, 2026	100+
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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★1 reviews

5 ★1 (100%)
4 ★0 (0%)
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1 ★0 (0%)

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0.3
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Requires PHP: –
First released: Sep 23, 2018
Last updated: Sep 23, 2018
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Featured News

How many websites use Featured News?

Featured News is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Featured News been downloaded?

17,044 times in total since 2018.

When was Featured News last updated?

Version 1.0.3 came out on Sep 23, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is Featured News still maintained?

Its last release was 8 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Featured News have?

5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Featured News?

The themes most like Featured News, by the tags they share, are MH Magazine lite (10K+), Newsmatic (10K+) and Nirvana (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where Featured News sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

Blog– of 10,813
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Entertainment– of 1,797
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Mar 22, 2019, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.005of ×1.000
Falling since 2019-03-22: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.118
5 stars from 1 reviews.
Active installs×1.597
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.726of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Featured News
Estimated installs	100+
Reported installs	100+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	17K
Author	AF themes
First released	Sep 23, 2018
Version	1.0.3
Requires WP	4.0
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Sep 23, 2018