
MagZen
v1.0.9by Venkat Raj · updated 6 years ago
MagZen is a perfect responsive magazine style WordPress theme. Suitable for news, newspaper, magazine, publishing, business and any kind of sites. It uses skeleton framework for grids which keeps minimal css. Stylesheet…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 60+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 20.9K
- 20,946 all-time
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- 1 reviews
- First released
- May 31, 2017
- 9 years ago
MagZen at a glance
MagZen is a WordPress theme by Venkat Raj with 60+ active installs. It’s rated 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.0.9 came out on Sep 5, 2020, more than 6 years ago. It was first released in 2017.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | MagZen |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
60+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 60+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 60+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 60+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 60+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 60+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 60+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 60+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
4.0★★★★★1 reviews
- 5 ★0 (0%)
- 4 ★1 (100%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.1.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.9
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- May 31, 2017
- Last updated
- Sep 5, 2020
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about MagZen
How many websites use MagZen?
MagZen is active on 60+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has MagZen been downloaded?
20,946 times in total since 2017. See download stats
When was MagZen last updated?
Version 1.0.9 came out on Sep 5, 2020 (6 years ago).
Is MagZen still maintained?
Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does MagZen have?
4.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to MagZen?
The themes most like MagZen, by the tags they share, are OceanWP (400K+), ColorMag (40K+) and Sinatra (20K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 60+ |
| Reported installs | 60+ |
| Rating | 4.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 20.9K |
| Author | Venkat Raj |
| First released | May 31, 2017 |
| Version | 1.0.9 |
| Requires WP | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | Sep 5, 2020 |
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