Title: Themes team update August 25, 2026 Author: Bijay Yadav Published: August 25, 2026 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) [Bijay Yadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/) 2:25 pm _on_ August 25, 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 August 25, 2026 i)  Theme directory stats **Currently,** * 30 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** - 8 tickets are older than **3 days** * 100 tickets are assigned. - 45 tickets are older than **4 weeks** - 49 tickets are older than **2 weeks** - 64 tickets are older than **1 week** - 99 tickets are older than **3 days** * 0 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live. * 135 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. **In the past 7 days**, * 1010 tickets were opened * 1001 tickets were closed - 957 tickets were made live. * 37 new Themes were made live. * 920 Theme updates were made live. * 0 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live. * 135 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live. - 44 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: 12 ([@acosmin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acosmin/), [@bijayyadav](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bijayyadav/), [@dimikjones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimikjones/), [@fahimmurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/), [@franchidesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/franchidesign/), [@gradientthemes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gradientthemes/), [@kafleg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/), [@luzuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luzuk/), [@meerab123](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meerab123/), [@nitspatel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nitspatel/), [@productiveminds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/productiveminds/), [@vowelweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vowelweb/)) ### 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 * 38 Block themes are currently being reviewed * 24 block themes have been live for the last 7 days ### iii) HelpScout Stats In the past 7 days, | Email Conversations 15 | Messages Received 15 | | Replies Sent 17 | Emails Created 1 | | Resolved 16 | Resolved on First Reply 88% | ### 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 20000+ active installs. There are 86 active issues and 15 pull requests in [GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/issues). * [Theme Check](https://github.com/WordPress/theme-check) Plugin has 12 PRs and 39 issues. 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