Best WordPress Themes for Entertainment

15 themes compared · Updated August 2026 · Entertainment

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Choosing a WordPress theme for entertainment comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 themes using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Astra Best overall 88/100
2. Colibri WP 83/100
3. Newsmatic 80/100
4. Mesmerize 80/100
5. News Magazine X 80/100
6. CoverNews 80/100
7. MoreNews 80/100
8. News Portal 80/100
9. Kubio 79/100
10. BlogHash 79/100
11. Blogus 79/100
12. Donovan 79/100
13. Highlight 79/100
14. Ollie 79/100
15. ChromeNews 79/100

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Astra

The Astra WordPress theme is lightning-fast and highly customizable. It has over 1 million downloads and the only theme in the world with 6,000+ five-star reviews! It’s ideal for professiona...

4.9★: from 6,514 ratings
1M+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

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Free by Extend Themes

Colibri WP

A beautiful, very customizable, multipurpose theme that you can use to create amazing websites through drag and drop. It comes with a pre-designed home page, 5 header designs and over 35 rea...

4.8★: from 266 ratings
50k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by blazethemes

Newsmatic

Newsmatic is complete solution for your news website with full Elementor compatibility. By integrating the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin on your site, you can now customize any part of th...

4.8★: from 86 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026

WPScore

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Free by Extend Themes

Mesmerize

Mesmerize is an incredibly flexible, multipurpose WordPress theme that can help you create an amazing website easier than ever, by drag and drop. It comes with a predesigned home page, 5 hea...

4.8★: from 348 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by WP Royal

News Magazine X

Easy to use Personal and Multi-Author Free WordPress Blog Magazine Theme - Suitable for WordPress Beginners and for Professionals as Well. Perfect for bloggers, journalists, and online magaz...

5★: from 29 ratings
8k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

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Free by AF themes

CoverNews

CoverNews is a clean and elegant free WordPress theme that is perfect for online blog and magazine. With the help of block patterns, live customizer options and custom widgets, you can desig...

4.8★: from 199 ratings
7k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

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Free by AF themes

MoreNews

MoreNews is a dynamic, ultra-fast, and highly versatile WordPress theme built not only for News, Magazines, and Blogs but also for Business, eCommerce, and any kind of Website thanks to its...

4.9★: from 66 ratings
6k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by Mystery Themes

News Portal

News Portal is the free ultimate magazine theme with creative design and powerful features that allow you to quickly and easily create a newspaper & blog style website to suit your needs...

5★: from 163 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

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Free by Extend Themes

Kubio

Kubio is an innovative, easily customizable, multi-purpose theme, focused on empowering users to build astonishing WordPress websites. Kubio is mainly designed for small businesses, startups...

4.3★: from 6 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by peregrinethemes

BlogHash

BlogHash is the perfect pick for bloggers seeking a lightweight, customizable theme that suits them just right. With plenty of options to adjust colors and typography, making your site uniqu...

4.7★: from 12 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

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Free by themeansar

Blogus

Blogus is a fast, clean, modern-looking Best Responsive News Magazine WordPress theme. The theme is fully widgetized, so users can manage the content by using easy to use widgets. Blogus is...

4.7★: from 15 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by ThemeZee

Donovan

Donovan is a flexible, yet easy-to-use blogging theme with a clean and modern design. It features an elegant mobile-first design, three different blog layouts and extensive post settings. Do...

4.8★: from 24 ratings
9k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by Extend Themes

Highlight

Highlight is an incredibly flexible, multipurpose WordPress theme that can help you create an amazing website easier than ever, by drag and drop. It comes with a predesigned home page, 5 hea...

4.9★: from 29 ratings
8k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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Free by Mike McAlister

Ollie

Launch a blazing-fast, pixel-perfect website with the Ollie WordPress block theme! Ollie features over 50 beautiful pattern designs, 7 full-page pattern layouts, and a fully-customizable des...

5★: from 36 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026

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Free by AF themes

ChromeNews

ChromeNews is a powerful WordPress theme that's perfect for news, blogs, and magazines. The theme comes with a number of free starter sites that may be easily integrated to construct a...

4.9★: from 88 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026

WPScore

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