Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Blogus currently ranks #82 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #41, first reached on Sep 17, 2024.
- It is averaging 542 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 1% versus the month before (538/day).
- The latest release, v3.1.7, shipped on Oct 12, 2026 (5 days ago) — release #224 since the theme joined the directory in 2022.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | #82 |
| 2026-09-30 | #85 |
| 2026-08-31 | #81 |
| 2026-07-31 | #80 |
| 2026-06-30 | #75 |
| 2025-02-11 | #50 |
| 2025-01-30 | #50 |
| 2024-12-31 | #48 |
| 2024-11-30 | #48 |
| 2024-10-31 | #42 |
| 2024-09-30 | #42 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Active installs
Active installs — data table
| Date | Active installs |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 9,000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 9,000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 9,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 10,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 10,000 |
| 2025-02-11 | 10,000 |
| 2025-01-30 | 10,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 10,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 10,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 10,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 10,000 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Downloads per day
Downloads per day — data table
| Date | Downloads per day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 141 |
| 2026-09-30 | 203 |
| 2026-08-31 | 229 |
| 2026-07-31 | 147 |
| 2026-06-30 | 397 |
| 2026-05-31 | 113 |
| 2026-04-30 | 214 |
| 2026-03-31 | 422 |
| 2026-02-28 | 198 |
| 2026-01-31 | 172 |
| 2025-12-31 | 220 |
| 2025-11-30 | 176 |
| 2025-10-31 | 229 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,539 |
| 2025-08-31 | 195 |
| 2025-07-31 | 265 |
| 2025-06-30 | 278 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | themeansar |
|---|---|
| Current version | 3.1.7 |
| Versions released | 224 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-12 |
| Added to directory | 2022-12-29 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Blogus is a fast, clean, modern-looking Best Responsive News Magazine WordPress theme. The theme is fully widgetized, so users can manage the content by using easy to use widgets. Blogus is suitable for dynamic news, newspapers, magazine, publishers, blogs, editors, online and gaming magazines, newsportals,personal blogs, newspaper, publishing or review siteand any creative website. Blogus is SEO friendly, WPML,Gutenberg, translation and RTL ready. Live preview : https://demos.themeansar.com/blogus-demos/ and documentation at https://docs.themeansar.com/docs/blogus/
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Blogus?
WordPress.org reports 9K+ active installs.
How popular is Blogus?
As of October 17, 2026, Blogus ranks #82 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #41.
When was Blogus last updated?
Blogus was last updated on October 12, 2026 (version 3.1.7). It has shipped 224 releases in total.
Who makes Blogus?
Blogus is developed by themeansar. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in December 2022.
