
Big Blue
v2.1by WP Dev Shed · updated 6 years ago
Big Blue is a classic blogging theme, with a light on dark color scheme. It offers an optional home page slider which can be managed in the customizer. The customizer also provides simple control of the main theme color…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 100+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 17.5K
- 17,541 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Apr 6, 2017
- 9 years ago
Big Blue at a glance
Big Blue is a WordPress theme by WP Dev Shed with 100+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 2.1 came out on Jul 17, 2020, more than 6 years ago. It was first released in 2017.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Big Blue |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 2.1
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- Apr 6, 2017
- Last updated
- Jul 17, 2020
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Big Blue
How many websites use Big Blue?
Big Blue is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Big Blue been downloaded?
17,541 times in total since 2017.
When was Big Blue last updated?
Version 2.1 came out on Jul 17, 2020 (6 years ago).
Is Big Blue still maintained?
Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Big Blue have?
No one has reviewed Big Blue on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Big Blue?
The themes most like Big Blue, by the tags they share, are GeneratePress (500K+), Kadence (500K+) and OceanWP (400K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 100+ |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 17.5K |
| Author | WP Dev Shed |
| First released | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Version | 2.1 |
| Requires WP | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | Jul 17, 2020 |
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