Beetle

v1.6.9

by ThemeZee · updated 4 years ago

Beetle is a fast & elegant Lifestyle Magazine WordPress theme. It comes with a clean typography, subtle colors and works great with strong pictures. Beetle makes use of the Customizer and a few widget areas which allow…

Blog Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom logo Custom menu Editor style Featured image header Featured images Flexible header

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Active installs: 400+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 72.6K; 72,629 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 2 reviews

First released: May 23, 2016; 10 years ago

Beetle at a glance

Beetle is a WordPress theme by ThemeZee with 400+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.6.9 came out on Aug 22, 2022, more than 4 years ago. It was first released in 2016.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.

Downloads over time

Download stats

3 downloads · the last 30 days

Beetle Compare series

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Date	Beetle
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	0
Nov 7, 2026	1
Nov 6, 2026	0
Nov 5, 2026	0
Nov 4, 2026	0
Nov 3, 2026	0
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	1
Oct 30, 2026	0
Oct 29, 2026	1
Oct 28, 2026	0

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Rank over time

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Growth %

Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

400+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	400+
Nov 8, 2026	400+
Nov 7, 2026	400+
Nov 6, 2026	400+
Nov 5, 2026	400+
Nov 4, 2026	400+
Nov 3, 2026	400+
Nov 2, 2026	400+
Nov 1, 2026	400+
Oct 31, 2026	400+
Oct 30, 2026	400+
Oct 29, 2026	400+
Oct 28, 2026	400+
Oct 27, 2026	400+

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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★2 reviews

5 ★2 (100%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.6.9
Requires WordPress: 5.2
Requires PHP: 5.6
First released: May 23, 2016
Last updated: Aug 22, 2022
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Beetle

How many websites use Beetle?

Beetle is active on 400+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Beetle been downloaded?

72,629 times in total since 2016.

When was Beetle last updated?

Version 1.6.9 came out on Aug 22, 2022 (4 years ago).

Is Beetle still maintained?

Its last release was 4 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Beetle have?

5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Beetle?

The themes most like Beetle, by the tags they share, are Hestia (70K+), Nirvana (10K+) and Crio (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where Beetle sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

Blog– of 10,813
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom logo– of 10,296
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five

Why it ranks where it does

WordPress.org search multiplies text relevance by these factors. Together: ×0.00.

Its search score has been falling since Feb 18, 2023, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.073of ×1.000
Falling since 2023-02-18: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.118
5 stars from 2 reviews.
Active installs×2.182
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.727of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Beetle
Estimated installs	400+
Reported installs	400+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	2
Total downloads	72.6K
Author	ThemeZee
First released	May 23, 2016
Version	1.6.9
Requires WP	5.2
Requires PHP	5.6
Last updated	Aug 22, 2022