Title: Themes team update January 13, 2026 Author: Bijay Yadav Published: January 13, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 2:19 pm _on_ January 13, 2026 Tags: [themes ( 549 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/themes/), [weekly updates ( 244 )](https://make.wordpress.org/updates/tag/weekly-updates/) # Themes team update January 13, 2026 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 0 new tickets are waiting for review. - **0** tickets are older than **4 weeks** - **0** tickets are older than **2 weeks** - **0** tickets are older than **1 week** - **0** tickets are older than **3 days** * 95 tickets are assigned. - 12 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 27 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 53 tickets are older than **1 week** - 77 tickets are older than **3 days** * 10 are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 1266 tickets were opened * 1272 tickets were closed - 1245 tickets were made live. * 26 new Themes were made live. * 1219 Theme updates were made live. * 10 more was approved but are waiting to be made live. - 27 tickets were not approved. - 0 tickets were closed-newer-version-uploaded. _Note: These stats include both the new theme tickets and updated theme tickets  as well. And data from [themes trac](https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/Weekly-Stats)._ Number of reviewers: 11 ([@acosmin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acosmin/), [@ammarsaif](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ammarsaif/), [@aslamnaik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aslamnaik/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/)[,](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/) [@kaninis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaninis/), [@tskk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tskk/), [@mhamal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mhamal/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/)) ### ii)  BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Theme Stats * 33 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 10 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 11 | Messages Received 19 | | Replies Sent 6 | Emails Created 1 | | Resolved 4 | Resolved on First Reply 50% | ### iv) Extras * Create Block Theme pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 10000+ active installs. There are 63 active issues and 9 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues. 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