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· Current rank #130
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- News Spark currently ranks #130 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #69, first reached on Aug 24, 2026.
- Active installs grew from 100+ when we started tracking it in August 2026 to 300+ today — it crossed the 300+ mark around October 2026.
- It is averaging 20 downloads/day over the last 30 days, down 19% versus the month before (25/day).
- The latest release, v1.5, shipped on Oct 12, 2026 (11 days ago) — release #6 since the theme joined the directory in 2026.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | #130 |
| 2026-09-30 | #118 |
| 2026-08-31 | #85 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | 300 |
| 2026-09-30 | 200 |
| 2026-08-31 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 15 |
| 2026-09-30 | 18 |
| 2026-08-31 | 22 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | Theme Arile |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.5 |
| Versions released | 6 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-12 |
| Added to directory | 2026-08-09 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-08-24 |
Description
News Spark is a modern and professional WordPress theme designed for blogs, magazines, newspapers, news portals, and online publishing websites. Featuring a clean, elegant, and visually engaging layout, it presents your content beautifully while ensuring an exceptional reading experience across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. Built for speed, usability, and performance, News Spark is lightweight, SEO-friendly, Core Web Vitals optimized, and easy to customize. It is an excellent choice for news websites, digital magazines, editorial platforms, publishers, journalists, personal blogs, travel blogs, niche blogs, affiliate marketing websites, guest blogging platforms, review sites, and online guides. The theme offers flexible and versatile layouts with unlimited color options, Google Fonts, advanced typography controls, responsive design, and full RTL language support, allowing you to create a unique website that reflects your brand. To help you launch your website quickly, News Spark includes professionally designed starter demos that can be imported with a single click. It also integrates seamlessly with popular WordPress plugins, including Elementor, WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Yoast SEO, Contact Form 7, Jetpack, Google Analytics, and many more, giving you all the tools needed to build a powerful and feature-rich publishing website. Check the demo of News Spark Pro https://newsexo-pro-sixteen.themearile.com/.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use News Spark?
WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs.
How popular is News Spark?
As of October 23, 2026, News Spark ranks #130 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #69.
When was News Spark last updated?
News Spark was last updated on October 12, 2026 (version 1.5). It has shipped 6 releases in total.
Who makes News Spark?
News Spark is developed by Theme Arile. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in August 2026.
