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

How many websites use Parabola?

Parabola has 10K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Parabola alternatives?

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

Does Parabola work with the latest WordPress?

Parabola requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.4+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Parabola — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

Name: Parabola
Rating: 4.9 (70 reviews)
Author: Cryout Creations

As of April 2026, Parabola is a WordPress theme with 10K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 70 reviews. It has been downloaded 649K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.9/570 reviews

10K+active installs

649K+total downloads

13 yearssince 2013

Overview

Welcome to a world of endless possibilities! Parabola awaits you with a huge assortment of theme settings that enable you to take a fully responsive, clean and elegant design to even newer heights. You can edit everything: all text and background colors, font families and sizes, site widths and layouts. You also have the power to show or hide various elements of the design and choose from over 30 social media icons. Harnessing the power of HTML5 and CSS3 you will enjoy a great design, subtle animations, a great front page fully equipped with a slider, columns, textareas and shortcode support. Among other editable goodies you'll find featured images, post excerpts, post formats, Google fonts, magazine and blog layouts, 8 widget areas, translation support and much more. * THEME DEMO: http:…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.970 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Parfait

by Frank Lovisolo-Guillard·1 year ago

Théme vrament complet, dommage que les mises à jours soient rares…

flexible and reliable

by eletsia·4 years ago

Saved me for many years in many cases!

Free, responsive and up to date

by yinnyann·5 years ago

Easy to use and versatile, that’s a really good job. After so many years, the theme is still free and updated. Thank you Cryout Creations!

Wonderful Menu System

by uisdean·5 years ago

I’ve been using Parabola for about a year. I post all sorts of things, and wanted a menu system that enabled my site to display what’s available in a logical, easy to comprehend manner. Parabola was easy to set up. It appears to work with the new WP Editor, as I have not had any problems in that area.

My posts are text, mostly. I write stories, poems and essays. I have put a few public domain photos in some of my posts. But mostly it’s a varied assortment of text based posts. So…I would like my readers to be able to find the story or post easily. The menu system makes that happen.

Also, there’s no clutter. I put a couple of ‘widgets’ on one side and the menu is at the top of the page. It’s easy to read the stories. It would be nice to change background for each post, but I have not figured out how to do that.

Très beau thème

by Denim301·6 years ago

Très bien conçu !