NewsExo Classic Premium available
5★ (5 ratings) · Current rank #183
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- NewsExo currently ranks #183 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #32, first reached on Oct 4, 2024.
- Active installs grew from 400+ when we started tracking it in September 2024 to 2K+ today — it crossed the 2K+ mark around June 2026.
- It is averaging 271 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 46% versus the month before (186/day).
- The latest release, v8.9, shipped on Aug 25, 2026 (6 days ago) — release #78 since the theme joined the directory in 2024.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | #183 |
| 2026-07-31 | #187 |
| 2026-06-30 | #184 |
| 2024-12-05 | #50 |
| 2024-11-30 | #46 |
| 2024-10-31 | #36 |
| 2024-09-30 | #33 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 2,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2,000 |
| 2024-12-05 | 1,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 1,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 1,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | 94 |
| 2026-07-31 | 903 |
| 2026-06-30 | 131 |
| 2026-05-31 | 99 |
| 2026-04-30 | 125 |
| 2026-03-31 | 147 |
| 2026-02-28 | 119 |
| 2026-01-31 | 138 |
| 2025-12-31 | 128 |
| 2025-11-30 | 393 |
| 2025-10-31 | 70 |
| 2025-09-30 | 115 |
| 2025-08-31 | 115 |
| 2025-07-31 | 99 |
| 2025-06-30 | 946 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | Theme Arile |
|---|---|
| Current version | 8.9 |
| Versions released | 78 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-25 |
| Added to directory | 2024-09-16 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-30 |
Description
NewsExo is a clean, stylish, and, powerful WordPress theme for News Blog & Magazine 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, dynamic news, business blogs, news editorials, guides, journalism, lifestyle blogs, travel blogs, niche blog, food blog, fashion magazine, 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. NewsExo 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 NewsExo Pro https://newsexo-pro.themearile.com/.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use NewsExo?
WordPress.org reports 2K+ active installs.
How popular is NewsExo?
As of August 31, 2026, NewsExo ranks #183 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #32.
When was NewsExo last updated?
NewsExo was last updated on August 25, 2026 (version 8.9). It has shipped 78 releases in total.
Who makes NewsExo?
NewsExo is developed by Theme Arile. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in September 2024.
