Themes team update October 6, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 131 new tickets are waiting for review.
    • 0 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 0 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 27 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 92 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 61 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 23 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 57 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 60 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 51 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 701 tickets were opened
  • 694 tickets were closed
    • 641 tickets were made live.
      • 33 new Themes were made live.
      • 608 Theme updates were made live.
      • 33 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 51 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 53 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.

Number of reviewers: 13 (@aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @bikram_sth, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @luzuk, @martatorre, @nitspatel, @noruzzaman, @productiveminds, @wpinterface)

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

  • 82 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 18 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 4Messages Received 8
Replies Sent 5Emails Created 0
Resolved 4Resolved 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 95 active issues and 15 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update September 29, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 98 new tickets are waiting for review.
    • 0 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 0 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 18 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 70 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 53 tickets are assigned.
    • 2 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 30 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 52 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 53 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 73 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 666 tickets were opened
  • 609 tickets were closed
    • 573 tickets were made live.
      • 56 new Themes were made live.
      • 517 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 73 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 36 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.

Number of reviewers: 12 (@aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @bikram_sth, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @luzuk, @noruzzaman, @productiveminds, @vowelweb, @wpinterface)

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

  • 53 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 30 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 4Messages Received 11
Replies Sent 1Emails Created 0
Resolved 0Resolved on First Reply 0%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 95 active issues and 14 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update September 22, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 102 new tickets are waiting for review.
    • 0 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 0 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 33 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 71 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 43 tickets are assigned.
    • 5 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 16 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 43 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 43 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 4 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 28 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1051 tickets were opened
  • 1127 tickets were closed
    • 1088 tickets were made live.
      • 39 new Themes were made live.
      • 1049 Theme updates were made live.
      • 4 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 28 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 39 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.

Number of reviewers: 10 (@bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @luzuk, @productiveminds, @softglaze, @vowelweb, @wpinterface)

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

  • 51 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 17 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 10Messages Received 16
Replies Sent 13Emails Created 0
Resolved 11Resolved on First Reply 73%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 87 active issues and 15 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update September 15, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 86 new tickets are waiting for review.
    • 0 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 0 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 8 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 55 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 63 tickets are assigned.
    • 11 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 21 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 62 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 62 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 2 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 60 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1246 tickets were opened
  • 1202 tickets were closed
    • 1162 tickets were made live.
      • 31 new Themes were made live.
      • 1131 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 60 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 40 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.

Number of reviewers: 9 (@acosmin, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @productiveminds, @softglaze, @vowelweb, @wpinterface)

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

  • 47 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 17 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 75Messages Received 79
Replies Sent 10Emails Created 0
Resolved 10Resolved on First Reply 70%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 87 active issues and 15 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update September 8, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 62 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
    • 29 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 77 tickets are assigned.
    • 33 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 43 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 55 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 77 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 1 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 44 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1161 tickets were opened
  • 1262 tickets were closed
    • 1223 tickets were made live.
      • 46 new Themes were made live.
      • 1177 Theme updates were made live.
      • 0 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 44 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 39 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.

Number of reviewers: 13 (@acosmin, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @softglaze, @vowelweb, @wpinterface)

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

  • 47 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 21 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 20Messages Received 22
Replies Sent 10Emails Created 0
Resolved 10Resolved on First Reply 80%

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/ 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.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 39 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update September 1, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 26 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
  • 102 tickets are assigned.
    • 45 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 55 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 71 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 97 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 4 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 132 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1261 tickets were opened
  • 1377 tickets were closed
    • 1345 tickets were made live.
      • 73 new Themes were made live.
      • 1272 Theme updates were made live.
      • 4 new themes was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 132 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 32 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.

Number of reviewers: 12 (@acosmin, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @kafleg, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @softglaze, @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
  • 19 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 17Messages Received 18
Replies Sent 10Emails Created 3
Resolved 8Resolved on First Reply 63%

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/ 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.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 11 PRs and 38 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #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.

Number of reviewers: 12 (@acosmin, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @fahimmurshed, @franchidesign, @gradientthemes, @kafleg, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @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 15Messages Received 15
Replies Sent 17Emails Created 1
Resolved 16Resolved 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/ 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.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 39 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update August 18, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 37 new tickets are waiting for review.
    • 0 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 0 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 1 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 7 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 89 tickets are assigned.
    • 45 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 58 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 65 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 89 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 5 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 74 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1222 tickets were opened
  • 1166 tickets were closed
    • 1134 tickets were made live.
      • 47 new Themes were made live.
      • 1087 Theme updates were made live.
      • 4 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 74 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 32 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.

Number of reviewers: 8 (@acosmin, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @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

  • 37 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 37 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 10Messages Received 13
Replies Sent 8Emails Created 0
Resolved 7Resolved on First Reply 71%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 86 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 14 PRs and 41 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update August 11, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 26 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
    • 4 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 104 tickets are assigned.
    • 12 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 65 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 85 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 103 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 3 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 43 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1221 tickets were opened
  • 1385 tickets were closed
    • 1363 tickets were made live.
      • 49 new Themes were made live.
      • 1314 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 43 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 22 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.

Number of reviewers: 10 (@acosmin, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @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

  • 39 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 31 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 14Messages Received 19
Replies Sent 8Emails Created 0
Resolved 7Resolved on First Reply 71%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 86 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 14 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update August 4, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 25 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
    • 3 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 116 tickets are assigned.
    • 16 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 59 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 86 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 114 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 2 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 151 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 992 tickets were opened
  • 863 tickets were closed
    • 831 tickets were made live.
      • 27 new Themes were made live.
      • 804 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 151 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 32 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.

Number of reviewers: 13 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @nitspatel, @productiveminds, @shivashankerbhatta, @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

  • 51 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 22 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 8Messages Received 9
Replies Sent 11Emails Created 3
Resolved 9Resolved on First Reply 67%

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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now has 20000+ active installs. There are 86 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 13 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates