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Corporately Blogging vs Free Press Newspaper

Two WordPress themes head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.

At a glance

Free Press Newspaper leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #128, ahead of Corporately Blogging at #4,801. Over the last 7 days Free Press Newspaper held its place and Corporately Blogging slipped 7 places. Free Press Newspaper has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 400+ active installs against 200+ for Corporately Blogging. Downloads this week: Free Press Newspaper 61 and Corporately Blogging 9.

Metric Corporately Blogging Free Press Newspaper
Popular rank today #4,801 ▼ 7 #128 ▬
Active installs 200+ 400+
Downloads, last 7 days 9 61
Rating no ratings no ratings
Type Classic theme Classic theme
Last updated Feb 1, 2026 Jul 7, 2026
Current version 3.1 1.1
Best rank on record #4,637 #46
Days in the top 50 0 10
On WordPress.org since Mar 2019 Jul 2026

Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.

Ranking history Lower is better

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Active installs

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Downloads per day

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Corporately Blogging or Free Press Newspaper?

By active installs, Free Press Newspaper: 400+ sites run it against 200+ for Corporately Blogging, according to WordPress.org figures captured on November 2, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Corporately Blogging or Free Press Newspaper?

Free Press Newspaper, at #128 on the WordPress.org popular themes list today, with Corporately Blogging at #4,801. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Is Corporately Blogging a block theme or a classic theme? And Free Press Newspaper?

Corporately Blogging is a classic theme, Free Press Newspaper is a classic theme. Block themes are built for the Site Editor; classic themes use the Customizer and widget areas.

Where do these numbers come from?

WordPress.org publishes each theme’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the themes have moved over time rather than a single day.