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.

Number of reviewers: 11 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @kaninis, @tskk, @mhamal, @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 11Messages Received 19
Replies Sent 6Emails Created 1
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 10000+ active installs. There are 63 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update January 06, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 15 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
  • 91 tickets are assigned.
    • 31 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 36 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 68 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 90 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 2 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1148 tickets were opened
  • 1147 tickets were closed
    • 1128 tickets were made live.
      • 18 new Themes were made live.
      • 1110 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 19 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, @ammarsaif, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @kaninis, @tskk)

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

  • 35 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 8 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 6Messages Received 5
Replies Sent 8Emails Created 2
Resolved 6Resolved on First Reply 83%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 63 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update December 30, 2025

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 9 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
  • 86 tickets are assigned.
    • 20 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 38 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 55 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 81 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 8 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 870 tickets were opened
  • 854 tickets were closed
    • 834 tickets were made live.
      • 11 new Themes were made live.
      • 823 Theme updates were made live.
      • 8 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 20 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, @ammarsaif, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @kaninis)

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

  • 28 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 9Messages Received 10
Replies Sent 2Emails Created 1
Resolved 1Resolved on First Reply 100%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 62 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update December 23, 2025

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
  • 80 tickets are assigned.
    • 12 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 37 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 44 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 64 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 4 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1089 tickets were opened
  • 1091 tickets were closed
    • 1067 tickets were made live.
      • 16 new Themes were made live.
      • 1051 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 24 tickets were not approved.
    • 3 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, @ammarsaif, @aslamnaik, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @mhamal, @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

  • 28 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 13 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 9Messages Received 12
Replies Sent 15Emails Created 2
Resolved 14Resolved on First Reply 64%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 8 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update December 16, 2025

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
  • 77 tickets are assigned.
    • 11 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 22 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 43 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 58 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 10 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1279 tickets were opened
  • 1285 tickets were closed
    • 1253 tickets were made live.
      • 21 new Themes were made live.
      • 1232 Theme updates were made live.
      • 10 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 31 tickets were not approved.
    • 1 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, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif, @shivashankerbhatta, @mhamal, @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

  • 23 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 11 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 16Messages Received 20
Replies Sent 7Emails Created 0
Resolved 6Resolved on First Reply 83%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 7 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update December 9, 2025

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
  • 88 tickets are assigned.
    • 8 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 18 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 38 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 65 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 1 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1609 tickets were opened
  • 1596 tickets were closed
    • 1572 tickets were made live.
      • 22 new Themes were made live.
      • 1550 Theme updates were made live.
      • 1 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 24 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, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif, @shivashankerbhatta, @mhamal, @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
  • 8 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 16Messages Received 19
Replies Sent 13Emails Created 5
Resolved 11Resolved on First Reply 55%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 8 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update December 2, 2025

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
  • 65 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 14 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 20 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 46 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 6 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1057 tickets were opened
  • 1056 tickets were closed
    • 1030 tickets were made live.
      • 28 new Themes were made live.
      • 1002 Theme updates were made live.
      • 6 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 26 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, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif, @shivashankerbhatta, @mhamal)

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

  • 26 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 17 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 9Messages Received 13
Replies Sent 5Emails Created 1
Resolved 3Resolved 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 10000+ active installs. There are 62 active issues and 7 Pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update November 25, 2025

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
  • 56 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 12 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 20 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 33 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 9 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1120 tickets were opened
  • 1122 tickets were closed
    • 1105 tickets were made live.
      • 36 new Themes were made live.
      • 1069 Theme updates were made live.
      • 9 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 17 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, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif, @shivashankerbhatta, @mhamal)

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

  • 19 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 16 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 11Messages Received 19
Replies Sent 25Emails Created 6
Resolved 11Resolved on First Reply 51%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 6 Pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update November 18, 2025

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
  • 65 tickets are assigned.
    • 5 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 12 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 25 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 46 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 2 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1311 tickets were opened
  • 1331 tickets were closed
    • 1306 tickets were made live.
      • 46 new Themes were made live.
      • 1260 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 25 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, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif, @shivashankerbhatta, @mhamal)

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

  • 23 Block themes are currently being reviewed
  • 19 The Block theme has been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 23Messages Received 28
Replies Sent 11Emails Created 1
Resolved 11Resolved on First Reply 64%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 6 Pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update November 11, 2025

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
  • 68 tickets are assigned.
    • 7 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 15 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 28 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 55 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 13 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1395 tickets were opened
  • 1382 tickets were closed
    • 1370 tickets were made live.
      • 24 new Themes were made live.
      • 1346 Theme updates were made live.
      • 13 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 12 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: 6 (@acosmin, @kafleg, @bijayyadav, @fahimmurshed, @vowelweb, @ammarsaif)

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

  • 25 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 8Messages Received 12
Replies Sent 8Emails Created 2
Resolved 6Resolved on First Reply 33%

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 10000+ active installs. There are 61 active issues and 6 Pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 16 PRs and 44 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates