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

How many websites use Viral?

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

What are the best Viral alternatives?

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

Does Viral work with the latest WordPress?

Viral requires WordPress false+ and PHP 7.2+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Viral — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, Viral is a WordPress theme with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 20 reviews. It has been downloaded 161K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.7/520 reviews

1.0K+active installs

161K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Viral is a powerful, SEO-optimized, and fully responsive WordPress theme, perfect for creating modern news portals, online magazines, editorial websites, viral content blogs, and entertainment platforms. Designed with speed, flexibility, and user engagement in mind, Viral comes packed with over 20 custom Elementor widgets that let you build professional-looking layouts without writing any code. Whether you’re publishing breaking news, trending articles, or lifestyle content, the theme’s visually engaging and mobile-friendly design ensures an excellent reading experience on all devices. Viral is fully compatible with WordPress Gutenberg editor, Elementor page builder, and multilingual plugins like WPML and Polylang, making it ideal for global audiences. It also supports RTL (Right-to-Left)…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.720 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Excellent

by rareviewcom·2 years ago

The theme is beautiful, flexible, easy to customize, and their customer service top notch. Overall, the theme is outstanding.

OUTSTANDING

by jiggyjaeg·2 years ago·1 reply

The support they provide is excellent! They have helped me a few times, and are always in contact with me. They will also go above and beyond to fix any issue you may have.

The theme is very clean and well coded. It’s awesome!

Good theme!

by kokajambo·2 years ago·1 reply

Good theme!
Thanks.

Excelente

by almadisimas·2 years ago

Me encanta este complemento.

best nr 1

by bilo5·3 years ago

working perfect nr1