Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- HotWP currently ranks #5474 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #5264, first reached on Jul 29, 2026.
- The latest release, v1.0.8, shipped on Jul 2, 2025 (402 days ago) — release #9 since the theme joined the directory in 2019.
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Details
| Author | themesdna |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.0.8 |
| Versions released | 9 |
| Last updated | 2025-07-02 |
| Added to directory | 2019-01-04 |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.2+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-07-23 |
Description
HotWP is a powerful and elegant, responsive/mobile friendly, easy to use, 3 columns, magazine blogging theme for WordPress. It has customizer theme options to configure various aspects of the theme easily and has 2 navigation menus, slider, clean post summaries, full-width layout for posts/pages, sticky menu, 728x90 header banner, left and right sticky sidebars, 4 columns footer, social buttons, scroll-to-top button and more. With HotWP PRO version you can get color and font options, 10 different post styles, 17 featured posts widgets, social widget, tabbed widget and more widgets, 10+ layout options, 10+ custom page templates, 10+ custom post templates, 3 header styles, social/share buttons, related posts and more features. Free version demo: https://demo.themesdna.com/hotwp/
Frequently asked questions
Is HotWP a free theme?
Yes — HotWP is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is HotWP a block theme or a classic theme?
HotWP is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use HotWP?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs.
How popular is HotWP?
As of August 8, 2026, HotWP ranks #5474 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #5264.
When was HotWP last updated?
HotWP was last updated on July 2, 2025 (version 1.0.8). It has shipped 9 releases in total.
Who makes HotWP?
HotWP is developed by themesdna. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in January 2019.
