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Most Popular WordPress Themes

Every theme in the WordPress.org directory, ranked by active installs and re-captured every night — with daily rank movement, ratings, download history and how many live sites actually run each one.

Ranking for 2026-11-02 · movement vs 2026-11-01 · 8,755 themes tracked

# Theme Trends (1d / 7d / 30d) Type Rating Active installs Next milestone
3903 Bosa Business Solutions Bosa Business Solutions Updated 3 months ago Classic — 60+ —
3904 Poesis Poesis Updated 2 months ago Block — 100+ —
3905 Football Sports Club Football Sports Club Updated 1 week ago Classic — 200+ —
3906 DigitalX Agencies DigitalX Agencies Updated 4 weeks ago Classic — 20+ —
3907 Automobile TWP Automobile TWP Updated 6 months ago Classic — 20+ —
3908 Minimal Blog Minimal Blog Updated 6 days ago Classic — 400+ —
3909 StoreVilla StoreVilla Updated 1 year ago Classic 4.9★ (35) 400+ —
3910 Lusy Photography Portfolio Lusy Photography Portfolio Updated 2 weeks ago Classic 1★ (1) 50+ —
3911 Quillwork Quillwork Updated 4 months ago Block — 10+ —
3912 Land Excavator Land Excavator Updated 1 week ago Classic — 100+ —
3913 Scholarship School Scholarship School Updated 3 weeks ago Block — 100+ —
3914 Frameword Lite Frameword Lite Updated 6 days ago Block — 100+ —
3915 Shade Blog Shade Blog Updated 5 months ago Classic — 100+ —
3916 Web Blog Web Blog Updated 1 year ago Classic — 100+ —
3917 NAS Organic Food Store NAS Organic Food Store Updated 4 days ago Block — 70+ —
3918 Apex News Apex News Updated 3 months ago Classic — 100+ —
3919 Outdoor Kitchen Outdoor Kitchen Updated 3 weeks ago Block — 100+ —
3920 Event Caterer Event Caterer Updated 3 days ago Classic — 40+ —
3921 Heckl Heckl Updated 4 days ago Block — 10+ —
3922 Launching Soon Lite Launching Soon Lite Updated 7 months ago Classic 3★ (2) 200+ —
3923 PressBook Grid Dark PressBook Grid Dark Updated 2 weeks ago Classic — 200+ —
3924 Attorney Lite Attorney Lite Updated 8 months ago Classic — 40+ —
3925 Apartment Apartment Updated 1 year ago Classic 5★ (1) 100+ —
3926 Interior Store Interior Store Updated 2 weeks ago Block — 60+ —
3927 Mavix Insurance Mavix Insurance Updated 5 months ago Classic — 50+ —
3928 VW Ecommerce Store VW Ecommerce Store Updated 3 days ago Classic 5★ (1) 300+ —
3929 Cctv Security Camera Cctv Security Camera Updated 2 months ago Classic — 40+ —
3930 Elina Lite Portfolio Gallery Elina Lite Portfolio Gallery Updated 3 months ago Classic 1★ (1) 100+ —
3931 Electromix Digital Electromix Digital Updated 5 days ago Classic — 20+ —
3932 Tattoo Studio Tattoo Studio Updated 3 weeks ago Classic — 70+ —
3933 FSE Restaurant FSE Restaurant Updated 5 months ago Classic — 10+ —
3934 Carpenter Master Carpenter Master Updated 2 months ago Block — 80+ —
3935 BizCanvas BizCanvas Updated 5 months ago Block — 100+ —
3936 VW Medical Care VW Medical Care Updated 2 days ago Classic 5★ (3) 300+ —
3937 Education Spark Education Spark Updated 12 months ago Classic — 100+ —
3938 Hoot Ubix Hoot Ubix Updated 5 months ago Classic 4.9★ (16) 400+ —
3939 WENS Wander WENS Wander Updated 4 months ago Block — 50+ —
3940 Brahma Brahma Updated 5 months ago Block — 80+ —
3941 Homerix Homerix Updated 4 months ago Classic — 10+ —
3942 Expose Travel Expose Travel Updated 2 years ago Block — 80+ —
3943 VW Logistics Shipping VW Logistics Shipping Updated 6 days ago Classic 5★ (2) 100+ —
3944 CoziWeb CoziWeb Updated 2 weeks ago Classic — 200+ —
3945 Storyo Storyo Updated 11 months ago Classic — 40+ —
3946 Leather House Leather House Updated 9 months ago Classic — 70+ —
3947 Coffee Espresso Coffee Espresso Updated 3 weeks ago Classic — 20+ —
3948 Real Estate Salient Real Estate Salient Updated 1 year ago Classic 2.6★ (5) 300+ —
3949 MegaStore WDA MegaStore WDA Updated 1 week ago Classic — 80+ —
3950 Transport Company Transport Company Updated 3 weeks ago Classic — 10+ —
3951 Eighteen tags Eighteen tags Updated 3 months ago Classic 5★ (5) 400+ —
3952 Prefer Blog Prefer Blog Updated 2 months ago Classic — 200+ —

About this ranking

The WordPress.org theme directory lists thousands of free themes, but it doesn’t show which ones are gaining or losing ground over time. WP.MD tracks every theme in the directory daily and records each one’s position in the directory’s popularity ranking, so you see movement across 1, 7, and 30 days instead of a single static snapshot. The table above reflects the ranking for 2026-11-02, compared against the previous day.

What the numbers mean

A theme’s position is based on its standing in the WordPress.org “Popular” listing, which is driven largely by active installs and recent download velocity. Active installs (shown in buckets like 1M+ or 500K+) count sites currently running the theme. Downloads per day reflect fresh installs and updates over the last 24 hours — and the two often move independently. A default theme like Twenty Twenty-Five ships with WordPress core, so its download figures are inflated by every new install, whereas a theme like Astra earns its rank from sites that deliberately choose it.

Reading the movement columns

The 1D, 7D, and 30D columns show how far a theme has climbed or dropped over each window. Large short-term jumps — the biggest risers — usually follow a directory feature, a viral tutorial, or a fresh release. Sharp falls often mean a competitor surged rather than the theme itself losing installs. Entries in New in range are themes that broke into the tracked ranking for the first time that week.

Directory popularity vs. real-world usage

Directory rank and real-world usage aren’t the same thing. The “Popular” sort rewards download velocity, which favors bundled and default themes. Surveys of live sites tell a different story, where page-builder foundations like Astra, Kadence, and Hello Elementor punch above their directory rank because they anchor agencies and commercial sites. For the wider market picture — how many WordPress themes exist and which ones lead by real-world install share — see our regularly updated WordPress theme statistics. Comparing those figures with the tracker above is the quickest way to spot a theme that’s quietly dominant despite a modest directory position.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular WordPress theme right now?

As of 2026-11-02, Twenty Twenty-Five leads the WordPress.org popularity ranking, followed by Hello Elementor and Astra. Twenty Twenty-Five ships with WordPress core, so part of its lead reflects bundling rather than deliberate choice.

What’s the difference between active installs and downloads?
Active installs count the sites currently running a theme, shown in ranges like 1M+ or 500K+. Downloads per day count fresh installs and updates over the previous 24 hours. A theme can post high daily downloads while its active-install base stays flat, which is why both columns are worth watching.

How is WordPress theme popularity measured?
Directory popularity comes from the WordPress.org “Popular” listing, driven mainly by active installs and download velocity. Real-world usage comes from surveys of live sites and can rank themes differently. WP.MD tracks both so you can compare the directory view against actual deployment.

How often is this data updated?
The ranking refreshes daily. Each day’s movement is measured against the previous day, with 7-day and 30-day columns showing longer trends across the 250 themes we track.