First News
v1.2.3by themerelic · updated 4 years ago
First News is a clean, beautiful and fully customizable responsive WordPress magazine theme for blog, news and magazine sites. This theme includes many custom widgets which helps making your magazine professional and we…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 10+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 23.5K
- 23,526 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 1 reviews
- First released
- Apr 10, 2018
- 8 years ago
First News at a glance
First News is a WordPress theme by themerelic with 10+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.2.3 came out on Feb 9, 2022, more than 4 years ago. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats3 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | First News |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
5.0★★★★★1 reviews
- 5 ★1 (100%)
- 4 ★0 (0%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.2.3
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- First released
- Apr 10, 2018
- Last updated
- Feb 9, 2022
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about First News
How many websites use First News?
First News is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has First News been downloaded?
23,526 times in total since 2018.
When was First News last updated?
Version 1.2.3 came out on Feb 9, 2022 (4 years ago).
Is First News still maintained?
Its last release was 4 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does First News have?
5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to First News?
The themes most like First News, by the tags they share, are Crio (10K+), Hestia (70K+) and Newsup (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 10+ |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 23.5K |
| Author | themerelic |
| First released | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Version | 1.2.3 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Last updated | Feb 9, 2022 |
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