
Carrington Blog
v2.2by Alex King · updated 16 years ago
A rich blogger friendly theme with customizable header, colors and AJAX options; and developer friendly theme with atomic templates and an elegant override hierarchy.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 200+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 225.1K
- 225,066 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 1 reviews
- First released
- Oct 22, 2008
- 18 years ago
Carrington Blog at a glance
Carrington Blog is a WordPress theme by Alex King with 200+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 2.2 came out on Aug 25, 2010, more than 16 years ago. It was first released in 2008.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats4 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Carrington Blog |
|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
200+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 200+ |
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Change log
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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
- 2.2
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Oct 22, 2008
- Last updated
- Aug 25, 2010
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Carrington Blog
How many websites use Carrington Blog?
Carrington Blog is active on 200+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Carrington Blog been downloaded?
225,066 times in total since 2008. See download stats
When was Carrington Blog last updated?
Version 2.2 came out on Aug 25, 2010 (16 years ago).
Is Carrington Blog still maintained?
Its last release was 16 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Carrington Blog have?
5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Carrington Blog?
The themes most like Carrington Blog, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Graphene (10K+) and Nirvana (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 200+ |
| Reported installs | 200+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 225.1K |
| Author | Alex King |
| First released | Oct 22, 2008 |
| Version | 2.2 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Aug 25, 2010 |
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