News Digest Classic Premium available
· Current rank #1499
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- News Digest currently ranks #1499 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #1375, first reached on Jul 25, 2026.
- The latest release, v6.5, shipped on Aug 26, 2026 (9 days ago) — release #55 since the theme joined the directory in 2024.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | #1499 |
| 2026-08-31 | #1474 |
| 2026-07-31 | #1418 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 300 |
| 2026-08-31 | 300 |
| 2026-07-31 | 300 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Downloads per day
Details
| Author | Theme Arile |
|---|---|
| Current version | 6.5 |
| Versions released | 55 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-26 |
| Added to directory | 2024-10-28 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-07-23 |
Description
News Digest is the ideal WordPress theme for blogs, magazines, news, and publishing websites. It has a unique design for a visually stunning layout that makes your content displays beautiful and easy to read for any media device. Even it is user-friendly, SEO-ready, effortlessly, lightweight, and optimized for top performance and Core Web Vitals. The theme is best suitable for news, newspapers, magazines, publishers, editors, news portals, personal blogs, news editorials, guides, journalism, travel blogs, niche blog, food blog, beauty blog, affiliate blog, multimedia blog, guest blogging and reviews websites. It also has flexible and versatile layouts enough for essential needs with unlimited colors, unlimited Google fonts, typography, responsive design, and Rtl language support. It is designed to be highly SEO-friendly that can help optimize your website on search engine performance, making it easier to find for potential visitors and the theme provides predefined beautiful demos that can be imported with one click in less time. News Digest also supports popular free and premium WordPress plugins such as Elementor, Yoast SEO, WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Contact Form 7, Jetpack, Google Analytics, and much more. Check the demo of News Digest Pro https://newsexo-pro-three.themearile.com/.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use News Digest?
WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs.
How popular is News Digest?
As of September 4, 2026, News Digest ranks #1499 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #1375.
When was News Digest last updated?
News Digest was last updated on August 26, 2026 (version 6.5). It has shipped 55 releases in total.
Who makes News Digest?
News Digest is developed by Theme Arile. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in October 2024.
