Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Twenty-Four currently ranks #4 and has stayed inside the top 10 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (682 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #1, first reached on Sep 17, 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 4.6% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 13,029 downloads/day over the last 30 days, down 21% versus the month before (16,539/day).
- The latest release, v1.5, shipped on May 20, 2026 (79 days ago) — release #6 since the theme joined the directory in 2023.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 410,743 live sites running Twenty Twenty-Four across the web, including 1,684 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 5.7 s | 0.8 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 1.0 s | 0.3 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.071 | 0.133 |
| Page weight | 967.6 KB | 967.6 KB |
Lab (Lighthouse) data measured on the official demo at wp-themes.com, where every theme serves identical content — so scores isolate the theme's own CSS/JS payload. Tested Aug 3, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage · live sites, via BuiltWith
Ranking history
Active installs
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Details
| Author | WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.5 |
| Versions released | 6 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20 |
| Added to directory | 2023-11-07 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.0+ |
| Type | Block theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Twenty Twenty-Four is designed to be flexible, versatile and applicable to any website. Its collection of templates and patterns tailor to different needs, such as presenting a business, blogging and writing or showcasing work. A multitude of possibilities open up with just a few adjustments to color and typography. Twenty Twenty-Four comes with style variations and full page designs to help speed up the site building process, is fully compatible with the site editor, and takes advantage of new design tools introduced in WordPress 6.4.
Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty Twenty-Four a free theme?
Yes — Twenty Twenty-Four is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Twenty Twenty-Four a block theme or a classic theme?
Twenty Twenty-Four is a block theme: it is built for WordPress Full Site Editing, so headers, footers and templates are edited visually in the block editor.
How many websites use Twenty Twenty-Four?
WordPress.org reports 500K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 410,743 live websites running Twenty Twenty-Four.
How popular is Twenty Twenty-Four?
As of August 6, 2026, Twenty Twenty-Four ranks #4 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #1.
When was Twenty Twenty-Four last updated?
Twenty Twenty-Four was last updated on May 20, 2026 (version 1.5). It has shipped 6 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Twenty-Four?
Twenty Twenty-Four is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in November 2023.
How fast is Twenty Twenty-Four?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Twenty-Four scores 78/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 95/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
