Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Newsphere currently ranks #760 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #746, first reached on Aug 24, 2026.
- Active installs have held steady at 2K+ since we began tracking it in June 2026.
- It is averaging 66 downloads/day over the last 30 days, down 34% versus the month before (100/day).
- The latest release, v4.6.7, shipped on Aug 28, 2026 (3 days ago) — release #81 since the theme joined the directory in 2019.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | #760 |
| 2026-07-31 | #796 |
| 2026-06-30 | #837 |
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 |
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 | 29 |
| 2026-07-31 | 31 |
| 2026-06-30 | 319 |
| 2026-05-31 | 17 |
| 2026-04-30 | 48 |
| 2026-03-31 | 10 |
| 2026-02-28 | 16 |
| 2026-01-31 | 29 |
| 2025-12-31 | 232 |
| 2025-11-30 | 38 |
| 2025-10-31 | 25 |
| 2025-09-30 | 18 |
| 2025-08-31 | 19 |
| 2025-07-31 | 16 |
| 2025-06-30 | 774 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | AF themes |
|---|---|
| Current version | 4.6.7 |
| Versions released | 81 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-28 |
| Added to directory | 2019-05-03 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.0+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-06-23 |
Description
Newsphere is a perfect news and magazine responsive WordPress theme that lets you write articles and blog posts with ease. Create a great news website the help of live customizer options and custom widgets, you can design your website as you like and preview the changes live. It is compatible with the Gutenberg and RTL along with WooCommerce plugin which helps you to integrate an online business with our newspaper template. As it includes many useful features that require to build an awesome looking newsportal, the theme is perfect for blogging and excellent for a news, newspaper, magazine, publishing or review site. The theme is well optimized that helps to rank your website in the top of search engines and users will get an outstanding support from the team if there will be any difficulties while using the theme. There are number of demos available in this theme so choose the one you like and start to build a website. See our demos: https://afthemes.com/products/newsphere/#aft-view-starter-sites Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@wpafthemes/ and Docs: https://docs.afthemes.com/newsphere/
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Newsphere?
WordPress.org reports 2K+ active installs.
How popular is Newsphere?
As of August 31, 2026, Newsphere ranks #760 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #746.
When was Newsphere last updated?
Newsphere was last updated on August 28, 2026 (version 4.6.7). It has shipped 81 releases in total.
Who makes Newsphere?
Newsphere is developed by AF themes. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in May 2019.
