
Brilliant
v1.2.4by designlabthemes · updated 3 months ago
Brilliant is a beautiful and stylish WordPress theme. We built Brilliant with performance, usability, and SEO in mind. It’s fast, lightweight, and fully AMP-compatible. With Brilliant your website will look amazing on a…
- Rank
- #3,964
- Down1 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 418
- 400+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 36.3K
- 36,318 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 2 reviews
- First released
- Apr 5, 2017
- 9 years ago
Brilliant at a glance
Brilliant is a WordPress theme by designlabthemes with 400+ active installs, the #3,964 most popular theme on WordPress.org. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.2.4 came out on Jul 12, 2026. Among the 11,066 themes tagged “Custom background”, it ranks #2,793. It was first released in 2017.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 17, 2026, 23 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats9 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Brilliant |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 418 · 0.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 418 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 418 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 418 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 418 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 418 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 418 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 418 |
Rank over time
#3,964 · up 3 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #3,964 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #3,963 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #3,962 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #3,959 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #3,968 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #3,985 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #3,955 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #3,957 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #3,954 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #3,977 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #3,976 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #3,982 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #3,992 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #3,996 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | #3,967 |
Growth %
Average 0.00% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0.00% |
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+ |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 400+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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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
- 1.2.4
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Apr 5, 2017
- Last updated
- Jul 12, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Brilliant
How many websites use Brilliant?
Brilliant is active on 400+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #3,964 most popular theme on WordPress.org.
How many times has Brilliant been downloaded?
36,318 times in total since 2017.
When was Brilliant last updated?
Version 1.2.4 came out on Jul 12, 2026 (3 months ago).
Is Brilliant still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 3 months ago.
What rating does Brilliant have?
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Brilliant?
The themes most like Brilliant, by the tags they share, are Hestia (70K+), Inspiro (60K+) and Neve (200K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 418 |
| Reported installs | 400+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 2 |
| Total downloads | 36.3K |
| Author | designlabthemes |
| First released | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Version | 1.2.4 |
| Requires WP | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Jul 12, 2026 |
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