Themes team update July 8, 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
  • 146 tickets are assigned.
    • 30 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 45 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 89 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 125 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 8 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 331 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1239 tickets were opened
  • 1033 tickets were closed
    • 1016 tickets were made live.
      • 9 new Themes were made live.
      • 1007 Theme updates were made live.
      • 6 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 331 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 16 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: 11 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @itsmeakay, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @sahil1819)

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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 56Messages Received 57
Replies Sent 0Emails 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 86 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 13 PRs and 41 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update June 30, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 24 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.
    • 9 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 50 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 64 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 99 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 6 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 224 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1130 tickets were opened
  • 1017 tickets were closed
    • 995 tickets were made live.
      • 18 new Themes were made live.
      • 977 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 224 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: 12 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @fluturibiz, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @sahil1819, @shivashankerbhatta)

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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 7Messages Received 10
Replies Sent 6Emails Created 0
Resolved 5Resolved on First Reply 40%

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 85 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update June 23, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 3 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
  • 98 tickets are assigned.
    • 6 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 32 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 56 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 80 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 4 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 138 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 505 tickets were opened
  • 473 tickets were closed
    • 451 tickets were made live.
      • 41 new Themes were made live.
      • 410 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 138 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: 13 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @sahil1819, @shivashankerbhatta, @stacydolan, @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

  • 34 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 12Messages Received 12
Replies Sent 5Emails Created 1
Resolved 5Resolved 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 20000+ active installs. There are 84 active issues and 11 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update June 17, 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
  • 92 tickets are assigned.
    • 5 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 22 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 52 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 79 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 5 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 52 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1084 tickets were opened
  • 1357 tickets were closed
    • 1335 tickets were made live.
      • 20 new Themes were made live.
      • 1315 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
      • 52 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: 15 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @luzuk, @meerab123, @mohitshiv, @productiveminds, @rinkuyadav999, @sahil1819, @shivashankerbhatta, @wpinterface, @stevenelson)

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
  • 10 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 7Messages Received 13
Replies Sent 12Emails Created 0
Resolved 9Resolved on First Reply 44%

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 85 active issues and 13 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update June 9, 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
    • 0 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 70 tickets are assigned.
    • 2 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 13 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 32 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 58 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 5 new themes are approved but are waiting to be made live.
  • 298 theme updates are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1469 tickets were opened
  • 1253 tickets were closed
    • 1211 tickets were made live.
      • 53 new Themes were made live.
      • 1158 Theme updates were made live.
      • 3 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 42 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: 18 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @creativthemes, @dimikjones, @hemaganuwala, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @hemaganuwala, @luzuk, @meerab123, @mohitshiv, @productiveminds, @rinkuyadav999, @sahil1819, @shivashankerbhatta, @vowelweb, @stevenelson)

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
  • 26 block themes have been live for the last 7 days

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 11Messages Received 14
Replies Sent 3Emails Created 0
Resolved 2Resolved 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 84 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update June 2, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 18 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
    • 1 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 89 tickets are assigned.
    • 3 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 16 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 57 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 81 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 4 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1027 tickets were opened
  • 1040 tickets were closed
    • 1006 tickets were made live.
      • 37 new Themes were made live.
      • 969 Theme updates were made live.
      • 4 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 34 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: 15 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @ellinastallion, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @hemaganuwala, @luzuk, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @rinkuyadav999, @sahil1819, @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

  • 44 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 5Messages Received 8
Replies Sent 5Emails Created 1
Resolved 3Resolved 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 20000+ active installs. There are 84 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 12 PRs and 40 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update May 27, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 18 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
  • 93 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 9 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 34 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 80 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 8 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1287 tickets were opened
  • 1289 tickets were closed
    • 1244 tickets were made live.
      • 36 new Themes were made live.
      • 1208 Theme updates were made live.
      • 5 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 45 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: 14 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @dimikjones, @ellinastallion, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @hemaganuwala, @luzuk, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @sahil1819, @stacydolan, @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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 14Messages Received 15
Replies Sent 3Emails Created 2
Resolved 2Resolved 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 20000+ active installs. There are 84 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 May 19, 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
  • 103 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 13 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 32 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 65 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 7 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1142 tickets were opened
  • 1147 tickets were closed
    • 1115 tickets were made live.
      • 45 new Themes were made live.
      • 1070 Theme updates were made live.
      • 5 more was 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: 14 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @hemaganuwala, @luzuk, @meerab123, @mhamal, @productiveminds, @sahil1819, @stacydolan, @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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 6Messages Received 8
Replies Sent 4Emails 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 84 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 May 12, 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
    • 6 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 77 tickets are assigned.
    • 7 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 31 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 53 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 76 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 12 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1410 tickets were opened
  • 1400 tickets were closed
    • 1377 tickets were made live.
      • 17 new Themes were made live.
      • 1360 Theme updates were made live.
      • 11 more was approved but are waiting to be made live.
    • 23 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, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @meerab123, @mhamal, @productiveminds, @stacydolan, @superbthemescom, @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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 5Messages Received 9
Replies Sent 4Emails Created 0
Resolved 4Resolved on First Reply 75%

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 84 active issues and 10 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 15 PRs and 41 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates

Themes team update May 5, 2026

i)  Theme directory stats

Currently,

  • 16 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
  • 84 tickets are assigned.
    • 4 tickets are older than 4 weeks
    • 23 tickets are older than 2 weeks
    • 42 tickets are older than 1 week
    • 72 tickets are older than 3 days
  • 3 are approved but are waiting to be made live.

In the past 7 days,

  • 1067 tickets were opened
  • 1085 tickets were closed
    • 1041 tickets were made live.
      • 36 new Themes were made live.
      • 1005 Theme updates were made live.
      • 2 more was 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: 11 (@acosmin, @ammarsaif, @bijayyadav, @kafleg, @fahimmurshed, @meerab123, @productiveminds, @stacydolan, @superbthemescom, @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

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

iii) HelpScout Stats

In the past 7 days,

Email Conversations 11Messages Received 14
Replies Sent 8Emails Created 1
Resolved 7Resolved on First Reply 86%

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 76 active issues and 9 pull requests in GitHub.
  • Theme Check Plugin has 14 PRs and 41 issues.

Co-written by @kafleg

#themes, #weekly-updates