Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Twenty-Three currently ranks #6 and has stayed inside the top 10 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (687 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #4, first reached on Sep 17, 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 2.7% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 2,301 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 11% versus the month before (2,069/day).
- The latest release, v1.6, shipped on Nov 13, 2024 (636 days ago) — release #7 since the theme joined the directory in 2022.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 171,284 live sites running Twenty Twenty-Three across the web, including 1,086 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 0.8 s | 0.2 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 0.8 s | 0.2 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 77 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Page weight | 13.7 KB | 13.7 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 | 1.6 |
| Versions released | 7 |
| Last updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Added to directory | 2022-11-02 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Block theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Twenty Twenty-Three is designed to take advantage of the new design tools introduced in WordPress 6.1. With a clean, blank base as a starting point, this default theme includes ten diverse style variations created by members of the WordPress community. Whether you want to build a complex or incredibly simple website, you can do it quickly and intuitively through the bundled styles or dive into creation and full customization yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty Twenty-Three a free theme?
Yes — Twenty Twenty-Three is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Twenty Twenty-Three a block theme or a classic theme?
Twenty Twenty-Three 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-Three?
WordPress.org reports 300K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 171,284 live websites running Twenty Twenty-Three.
How popular is Twenty Twenty-Three?
As of August 11, 2026, Twenty Twenty-Three ranks #6 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #4.
When was Twenty Twenty-Three last updated?
Twenty Twenty-Three was last updated on November 13, 2024 (version 1.6). It has shipped 7 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Twenty-Three?
Twenty Twenty-Three is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in November 2022.
How fast is Twenty Twenty-Three?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Twenty-Three scores 100/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 100/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
