
Brood
v3.5.0by ZS · updated 9 years ago
Brood is a clean, modern and fully responsive WordPress Personal Blog theme built using Bootstrap 3 which makes it optimized for tablets and mobile.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 70+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 25.5K
- 25,476 all-time
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- 2 reviews
- First released
- May 2, 2016
- 10 years ago
Brood at a glance
Brood is a WordPress theme by ZS with 70+ active installs. It’s rated 3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 3.5.0 came out on Mar 29, 2017, more than 9 years ago. It was first released in 2016.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 13 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Brood |
|---|---|
| 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
70+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 70+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 70+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 70+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 70+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 70+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 70+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 70+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
3.0★★★★★2 reviews
- 5 ★1 (50%)
- 4 ★0 (0%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★1 (50%)
About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.1.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 3.5.0
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- May 2, 2016
- Last updated
- Mar 29, 2017
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Brood
How many websites use Brood?
Brood is active on 70+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Brood been downloaded?
25,476 times in total since 2016.
When was Brood last updated?
Version 3.5.0 came out on Mar 29, 2017 (9 years ago).
Is Brood still maintained?
Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Brood have?
3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Brood?
The themes most like Brood, by the tags they share, are Twenty Eleven (60K+), Twenty Twelve (50K+) and Twenty Fourteen (50K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 70+ |
| Reported installs | 70+ |
| Rating | 3.0 |
| Reviews | 2 |
| Total downloads | 25.5K |
| Author | ZS |
| First released | May 2, 2016 |
| Version | 3.5.0 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Mar 29, 2017 |
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