
Blesk
v1.0.6by Cristian Raiber · updated 10 years ago
Bleks is a clean blog theme, perfectly fit for a small magazine. It features a beautiful featured posts carousel, fully widgetized home page as well as color controls. Check it out!
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 20+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 16.5K
- 16,531 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Dec 15, 2016
- 10 years ago
Blesk at a glance
Blesk is a WordPress theme by Cristian Raiber with 20+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0.6 came out on Dec 15, 2016, more than 9 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 stats1 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Blesk |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| 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
20+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 30+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.6
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Dec 15, 2016
- Last updated
- Dec 15, 2016
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Blesk
How many websites use Blesk?
Blesk 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 Blesk been downloaded?
16,531 times in total since 2016.
When was Blesk last updated?
Version 1.0.6 came out on Dec 15, 2016 (9 years ago).
Is Blesk still maintained?
Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Blesk have?
No one has reviewed Blesk on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Blesk?
The themes most like Blesk, by the tags they share, are Newsmatic (10K+), Donovan (9K+) and News Magazine X (8K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 20+ |
| Reported installs | 20+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 16.5K |
| Author | Cristian Raiber |
| First released | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Version | 1.0.6 |
| Requires WP | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Dec 15, 2016 |
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