Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Twenty-Three currently ranks #6 and has stayed inside the top 10 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (708 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #4, first reached on Sep 17, 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 2.7% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 20,565 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 843% versus the month before (2,181/day).
- The latest release, v1.7, shipped on Aug 19, 2026 (13 days ago) — release #8 since the theme joined the directory in 2022.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 171,284 live sites running Twenty Twenty-Three across the web, including 1,086 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 0.8 s | 0.2 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 0.8 s | 0.2 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 77 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Page weight | 13.7 KB | 13.7 KB |
Lab (Lighthouse) data measured on the official demo at wp-themes.com, where every theme serves identical content — so scores isolate the theme's own CSS/JS payload. Tested Aug 3, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage · live sites, via BuiltWith
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | #6 |
| 2026-08-31 | #6 |
| 2026-07-31 | #6 |
| 2026-06-30 | #6 |
| 2026-05-31 | #5 |
| 2026-04-30 | #5 |
| 2026-03-31 | #5 |
| 2026-02-28 | #5 |
| 2026-01-31 | #5 |
| 2025-12-31 | #5 |
| 2025-11-30 | #4 |
| 2025-10-31 | #5 |
| 2025-09-30 | #5 |
| 2025-08-31 | #6 |
| 2025-07-31 | #5 |
| 2025-06-30 | #5 |
| 2025-05-31 | #5 |
| 2025-04-30 | #5 |
| 2025-03-31 | #5 |
| 2025-02-28 | #5 |
| 2025-01-31 | #5 |
| 2024-12-31 | #5 |
| 2024-11-30 | #5 |
| 2024-10-31 | #4 |
| 2024-09-30 | #4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 300,000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 300,000 |
| 2026-05-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 300,000 |
| 2026-03-31 | 300,000 |
| 2026-02-28 | 300,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | 300,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 300,000 |
| 2025-11-30 | 300,000 |
| 2025-10-31 | 300,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 300,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-07-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-05-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-04-30 | 400,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | 400,000 |
| 2025-02-28 | 500,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | 500,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 500,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 500,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 600,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 600,000 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 31,546 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2,199 |
| 2026-06-30 | 2,417 |
| 2026-05-31 | 1,610 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,841 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,141 |
| 2026-02-28 | 2,073 |
| 2026-01-31 | 2,265 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,360 |
| 2025-11-30 | 2,468 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,777 |
| 2025-09-30 | 5,053 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2,998 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,567 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4,029 |
| 2025-05-31 | 3,166 |
| 2025-04-30 | 4,749 |
| 2025-03-31 | 5,001 |
| 2025-02-28 | 5,424 |
| 2025-01-31 | 5,844 |
| 2024-12-31 | 6,080 |
| 2024-11-30 | 7,064 |
| 2024-10-31 | 5,567 |
| 2024-09-30 | 6,817 |
| 2024-08-31 | 5,776 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.7 |
| Versions released | 8 |
| Last updated | 2026-08-19 |
| Added to directory | 2022-11-02 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Block theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Twenty Twenty-Three is designed to take advantage of the new design tools introduced in WordPress 6.1. With a clean, blank base as a starting point, this default theme includes ten diverse style variations created by members of the WordPress community. Whether you want to build a complex or incredibly simple website, you can do it quickly and intuitively through the bundled styles or dive into creation and full customization yourself.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Twenty Twenty-Three?
WordPress.org reports 300K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 171,284 live websites running Twenty Twenty-Three.
How popular is Twenty Twenty-Three?
As of September 1, 2026, Twenty Twenty-Three ranks #6 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #4.
When was Twenty Twenty-Three last updated?
Twenty Twenty-Three was last updated on August 19, 2026 (version 1.7). It has shipped 8 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Twenty-Three?
Twenty Twenty-Three is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in November 2022.
How fast is Twenty Twenty-Three?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Twenty-Three scores 100/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 100/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
