Besty

v1.5.4

by FasterThemes · updated 5 years ago

Besty is really going to be the best WordPress theme for architectural blog, photography blog, design blog or any other creative niche because of its features and its modern look and feel. It uses masonry layout. As it…

Custom background Custom menu Editor style Featured images Full width template Post formats Right sidebar Sticky post Theme options Three columns

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Active installs: 20+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 32.3K; 32,268 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Dec 10, 2014; 12 years ago

Besty at a glance

Besty is a WordPress theme by FasterThemes with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.5.4 came out on Jul 8, 2021, more than 5 years ago. It was first released in 2014.

Chart time range

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Downloads over time

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Besty Compare series

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Oct 28, 2026	0

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Growth %

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Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	20+
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Oct 28, 2026	20+
Oct 27, 2026	20+

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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★1 reviews

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

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.5.4
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Requires PHP: 5.6
First released: Dec 10, 2014
Last updated: Jul 8, 2021
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Besty

How many websites use Besty?

Besty is active on 20+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Besty been downloaded?

32,268 times in total since 2014.

When was Besty last updated?

Version 1.5.4 came out on Jul 8, 2021 (5 years ago).

Is Besty still maintained?

Its last release was 5 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Besty have?

5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Besty?

The themes most like Besty, by the tags they share, are Twenty Fourteen (50K+), Graphene (10K+) and OceanWP (400K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Editor style– of 7,917
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Featured images– of 13,110
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Full width template– of 8,587
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Jan 4, 2022, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.033of ×1.000
Falling since 2022-01-04: 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 1 reviews.
Active installs×0.978
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.726of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Besty
Estimated installs	20+
Reported installs	20+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	32.3K
Author	FasterThemes
First released	Dec 10, 2014
Version	1.5.4
Requires WP	4.0
Requires PHP	5.6
Last updated	Jul 8, 2021