Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Popular News currently ranks #5303 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #5264, first reached on Jul 23, 2026.
- The latest release, v1.0.3, shipped on May 30, 2025 (437 days ago) — release #4 since the theme joined the directory in 2022.
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Details
| Author | adorethemes |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.0.3 |
| Versions released | 4 |
| Last updated | 2025-05-30 |
| Added to directory | 2022-11-10 |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-07-23 |
Description
Popular News is the the child theme of Adore News, Which is perfect WordPress theme for dynamic news, newspapers, magazine, publishers, blogs, editors, online and gaming magazines, newsportals,personal blogs, newspaper, publishing or review siteand any creative websites. The modern and professional design is easy and quick to set up, especially with pre-built demo. The theme is fully widgetized & customize based theme, so users can manage the content by using widgets and live WordPress customizer. It is fully responsive and works flawlessly on all types of devices like mobiles, tablets, laptops, and computers. It is a simple, easy-to-use, modern and creative, user-friendly WordPress magazine theme. The codes included in the theme are made SEO-friendly so that people can easily notice you and you get more visitors. The clean and secure HTML codes of this theme make your website function smoothly on several platforms and as these are optimized codes, your website will have a faster page load time to load quickly. Live preview : https://demo.adorethemes.com/popular-news/
Frequently asked questions
Is Popular News a free theme?
Yes — Popular News is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Popular News a block theme or a classic theme?
Popular News is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use Popular News?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs.
How popular is Popular News?
As of August 10, 2026, Popular News ranks #5303 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #5264.
When was Popular News last updated?
Popular News was last updated on May 30, 2025 (version 1.0.3). It has shipped 4 releases in total.
Who makes Popular News?
Popular News is developed by adorethemes. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in November 2022.
