PressBook News Dark Classic Premium available
5★ (2 ratings) · Current rank #3166
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- PressBook News Dark currently ranks #3166 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #3071, first reached on Jul 23, 2026.
- The latest release, v1.3.2, shipped on Aug 11, 2026 (23 days ago) — release #24 since the theme joined the directory in 2021.
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | #3166 |
| 2026-08-31 | #3164 |
| 2026-07-31 | #3116 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | 300 |
| 2026-08-31 | 300 |
| 2026-07-31 | 300 |
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Downloads per day
Details
| Author | ScriptsTown |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.3.2 |
| Versions released | 24 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-11 |
| Added to directory | 2021-12-27 |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.0+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-07-23 |
Description
PressBook News Dark is an elegant, multipurpose dark theme suitable for news, movies, entertainment, and educational websites. It is a lightweight, modern, and fully mobile responsive WordPress theme with great typography and creative layout design. The theme is translation-ready and also supports RTL languages. The theme offers multiple posts carousel grid sliders with autoplay option and number of columns per row, posts source like category, tag, etc. It also offers a top navbar with unlimited gradient background colors, a top advertisement banner, a multi-level dropdown menu, page templates with page-level settings, single and double sticky-floating sidebars, footer widgets, header, and footer block areas, and many options for customizations. You can place ad scripts like Adsense in the top banner section using blocks. It is an awesome dark theme for music artists, photography, news, magazines, gaming, anime, stories, blogs, agencies, insurance, businesses, firms, and corporate, or personal websites. The theme has minimal dependencies so its loading speed is fast which is great for SEO performance, usability, and user experience. The theme is also great for digital marketing as well as freelancing websites. It is great for posting reviews, opinions, newsflash, or television news. It is compatible with WooCommerce to create an eCommerce shopping website and supports infinite scrolling using the Jetpack plugin. The theme also fits nicely for the websites of vloggers, storywriters, photographers, photobloggers, and portfolios. You can use this theme to create a university portal, schools, academy, institutes, news portal, or consulting website. It is also great for publishing study materials, courses, documentation, tutorials, and guides. It is compatible with Gutenberg blocks and page builder plugins like Elementor. In the block areas, you can put any custom blocks or patterns to showcase any features, services, gallery, sliders, or testimonials. This theme allows you to create a unique, good-looking, visually striking design with a dark scheme.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use PressBook News Dark?
WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs.
How popular is PressBook News Dark?
As of September 3, 2026, PressBook News Dark ranks #3166 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #3071.
When was PressBook News Dark last updated?
PressBook News Dark was last updated on August 11, 2026 (version 1.3.2). It has shipped 24 releases in total.
Who makes PressBook News Dark?
PressBook News Dark is developed by ScriptsTown. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in December 2021.
