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Most popular WordPress themes

Every free theme on WordPress.org, ranked daily by popularity with 1, 7 and 30-day movement.

Ranking for 2026-11-02 · compared with 2026-11-01 · 479 tracked

479Themes
9.3MActive installs
371MTotal downloads
146Authors
#Theme1d7d30dTypeRatingInstallsNext milestone
1Hello ElementorElementor · Updated Aug 25, 2026▬▬▬Classic4.2 (130)1M+next 2M+
2AstraBrainstorm Force · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬▬▬Classic4.9 (6.6K)1M+next 2M+
3KadenceNexcess · Updated Jul 24, 2026▬▲ 1▲ 4Classic4.9 (456)500K+next 600K+
4Hello BizElementor · Updated May 24, 2026▬▲ 8▲ 16Classic2.2 (6)100K+next 200K+
5OceanWPoceanwp · Updated Oct 26, 2026▬▼ 2▼ 3Classic4.9 (5.7K)400K+next 500K+
6BlocksyCreative Themes · Updated Oct 30, 2026▬▬▲ 6Classic5 (873)300K+next 400K+
7GeneratePressTom · Updated Dec 1, 2025▬▼ 6▼ 7Classic4.9 (1.4K)500K+next 600K+
8Twenty Twenty-OneWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬▬▼ 2Classic4.2 (44)200K+next 300K+
9Twenty SeventeenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬▼ 6▼ 8Classic4.5 (119)300K+next 400K+
10NeveThemeisle · Updated Oct 22, 2026▬▼ 3▼ 3Classic4.7 (1.3K)200K+next 300K+
11Twenty TwentyWordPress.org · Updated Oct 28, 2026▬▼ 3▼ 5Classic4.4 (68)200K+next 300K+
12Envo RoyalEnvoThemes · Updated Jan 23, 2026▬▲ 10▲ 11Classic3.7 (3)50K+next 60K+
13Royal Elementor KitWP Royal · Updated Oct 23, 2026▬▼ 2▬Classic5 (92)90K+next 100K+
14PopularFXpagelayer · Updated Aug 13, 2025▬▼ 2▼ 2Classic4.6 (115)100K+next 200K+
15Envo OneEnvoThemes · Updated Aug 18, 2025▬newnewClassic5 (1)20K+next 30K+
16Twenty NineteenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬▼ 4▼ 9Classic3.7 (63)90K+next 100K+
17InspiroWPZOOM · Updated Oct 8, 2026▬newnewClassic4.7 (127)60K+next 70K+
18LightningHidekazu Ishikawa · Updated Sep 9, 2026▬▼ 8▼ 7Classic4.8 (12)100K+next 200K+
19KubioExtend Themes · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnewClassic4.3 (6)20K+next 30K+
20Twenty SixteenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬newnewClassic4.1 (83)90K+next 100K+
21HestiaThemeisle · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnewClassic4.8 (563)70K+next 80K+
22StorefrontAutomattic · Updated Dec 9, 2025▬newnewClassic4.5 (155)90K+next 100K+
23GoGoDaddy · Updated Sep 22, 2025▬newnewClassic4.7 (19)40K+next 50K+
24SydneyaThemes · Updated Oct 22, 2026▬newnewClassic4.9 (794)80K+next 90K+
25Colibri WPExtend Themes · Updated Oct 28, 2026▬newnewClassic4.8 (266)50K+next 60K+
26Futurio StorefrontFuturioWP · Updated Jan 30, 2026▬newnewClassic—10K+next 20K+
27BlogHashperegrinethemes · Updated Oct 5, 2026▬newnewClassic4.7 (13)10K+next 20K+
28OnePressFameThemes · Updated Sep 11, 2026▲ 1newnewClassic4.6 (154)50K+next 60K+
29Twenty FifteenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬newnewClassic4.4 (54)60K+next 70K+
30Blogsyperegrinethemes · Updated Oct 14, 2026▬newnewClassic—4K+next 5K+
31News Magazine XWP Royal · Updated Oct 6, 2026▬newnewClassic5 (30)8K+next 9K+
32Woostifydylan ngo · Updated Oct 20, 2026▬newnewClassic4.9 (126)30K+next 40K+
33SilverstormExtend Themes · Updated Oct 28, 2026▬newnewClassic—8K+next 9K+
34RufousExtend Themes · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnewClassic2.3 (3)9K+next 10K+
35ZakraThemeGrill · Updated Sep 16, 2026▬newnewClassic4.9 (600)30K+next 40K+
36Blogsy Newsperegrinethemes · Updated Jun 27, 2026▬newnewClassic—1K+next 2K+
37ShopvaneSaifBrand · Updated Sep 21, 2026▬newnewClassic—400+next 500+
38Twenty ElevenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬newnewClassic4.6 (50)60K+next 70K+
39CustomifyPressMaximum · Updated Sep 26, 2026▬newnewClassic4.7 (141)30K+next 40K+
40Miles WPExtend Themes · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnewClassic—200+next 300+
41Twenty FourteenWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬newnewClassic4.4 (97)50K+next 60K+
42Phloxaverta · Updated Aug 1, 2026▬newnewClassic4.8 (867)30K+next 40K+
43Twenty TwelveWordPress.org · Updated Aug 19, 2026▬▼ 32▼ 37Classic4.6 (159)50K+next 60K+
44HybridMagThemezHut · Updated Oct 13, 2026▬newnewClassic5 (3)6K+next 7K+
45NewsBloggerspicethemes · Updated Sep 1, 2026▬newnewClassic5 (10)8K+next 9K+
46AsheWP Royal · Updated Oct 23, 2026▬▼ 40▼ 37Classic4.9 (304)30K+next 40K+
47ColorMagThemeGrill · Updated Sep 17, 2026▬newnewClassic4.9 (1.6K)40K+next 50K+
48NewsGoalthemeansar · Updated Oct 27, 2026▬newnewClassic—1K+next 2K+
49BasinExtend Themes · Updated Oct 29, 2026▬newnewClassic—500+next 600+
50Prespa WellnessAtanas Yonkov · Updated Oct 14, 2026▬newnewClassic—1K+next 2K+

Reading the movement columns

▲ means the item climbed positions compared with the snapshot 1, 7 or 30 days ago, ▼ means it fell and ▬ means no change. new means it was not in the tracked set at that time.

Directory popularity vs. real-world usage

WordPress.org installs only count sites that report back to WordPress.org. Real-world usage counts detected live sites and is a better signal for premium products.

Frequently asked questions

How is the theme ranking calculated?

Themes are ordered by WordPress.org popularity, which mostly follows active installs.

Why are installs shown as ranges?

WordPress.org rounds active installs into brackets such as 10K+ or 1M+.

What does a block theme mean?

Block themes are built for the Site Editor and use theme.json and HTML templates instead of PHP.

How often does the ranking change?

Positions are recalculated every day from a fresh snapshot.