Yes, GamerNews is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use GamerNews?

GamerNews has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best GamerNews alternatives?

Popular alternatives to GamerNews include Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Twenty Twenty-Four. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does GamerNews work with the latest WordPress?

GamerNews requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.0+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Is GamerNews a child theme?

Yes, GamerNews is a child theme of morenews. You need to have the parent theme installed for GamerNews to work properly.

GamerNews — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, GamerNews is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 1.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 19K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. This is a child theme of morenews. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

1.5/52 reviews

1.0K+active installs

19K+total downloads

1 yearsince 2025

Overview

GamerNews is a design-forward, dark-mode WordPress child theme of MoreNews for gaming reviews, eSports, and tech magazines. It features high-contrast visual palettes, light/dark toggles, and demo layouts specifically optimized for live updates and reviews. The theme supports the MoreNews header and footer builder and is compatible with major drag-and-drop page builders for rapid customization. Optimized for low TTFB and Core Web Vitals, it includes custom widgets for review scores and social feeds. It is AMP-ready, WooCommerce-integrated, and ships with multilingual and RTL-ready demo content for global audiences. https://afthemes.com/products/gamernews/

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Ratings & Reviews

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Recent Reviews

Theme is too over-controlling

by orenwp·6 months ago·1 reply

Loved the look of this theme would have been perfect for my needs as a game dev – the problem is the home page refuses to display my custom basic home page – I like the blog slider but wanted to have it lower in the page – nope! not an option choosing my custom home page does nothing basically forces you to have the slider as the home page without being able to choose where to place it – furthermore, I cant display the H1 title of that homepage which limits SEO on it as well – this is lousy, sorry. Time to remove the theme and move on- Was going to pay for the pro version until I realized how limited my options were with configuring the homepage layout.

Total spam and hijacking the admin

by nunemkd·10 months ago·1 reply

the theme replace original store – cannot be uninstalled – to be checked with WordPress team