Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- News Rift currently ranks #369 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #47, first reached on Oct 9, 2025.
- Active installs have held steady at 600+ since we began tracking it in June 2026.
- It is averaging 3 downloads/day over the last 30 days, down 19% versus the month before (3/day).
- The latest release, v0.5, shipped on Sep 26, 2025 (343 days ago) — release #5 since the theme joined the directory in 2025.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | #369 |
| 2026-08-31 | #369 |
| 2026-07-31 | #344 |
| 2026-06-30 | #317 |
| 2025-10-21 | #50 |
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 | 600 |
| 2026-08-31 | 600 |
| 2026-07-31 | 600 |
| 2026-06-30 | 600 |
| 2025-10-21 | 400 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | 3 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1 |
| 2026-06-30 | 3 |
| 2026-05-31 | 8 |
| 2026-04-30 | 7 |
| 2026-03-31 | 8 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2 |
| 2026-01-31 | 8 |
| 2025-12-31 | 6 |
| 2025-11-30 | 20 |
| 2025-10-31 | 43 |
| 2025-09-30 | 75 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | themeansar |
|---|---|
| Current version | 0.5 |
| Versions released | 5 |
| Last updated | 2025-09-26 |
| Added to directory | 2025-09-25 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2025-10-09 |
Description
News Rift 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. News Rift 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. News Rift is SEO friendly, WPML,Gutenberg, translation and RTL ready. Live preview : https://newsup.themeansar.com/newsrift/ and documentation at https://docs.themeansar.com/docs/newsup/
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use News Rift?
WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs.
How popular is News Rift?
As of September 4, 2026, News Rift ranks #369 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #47.
When was News Rift last updated?
News Rift was last updated on September 26, 2025 (version 0.5). It has shipped 5 releases in total.
Who makes News Rift?
News Rift is developed by themeansar. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in September 2025.
