
Cartel
v2.0by WP Dev Shed · updated 6 years ago
Cartel is a thoroughly modern and minimalist responsive theme designed to showcase your written content and featured images. The homepage showcases a single featured post, either your latest or a sticky post, followed b…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 200+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 21.2K
- 21,228 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Jul 2, 2018
- 8 years ago
Cartel at a glance
Cartel is a WordPress theme by WP Dev Shed with 200+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 2.0 came out on Jul 14, 2020, more than 6 years ago. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats4 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Cartel |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1 |
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 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+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 2.0
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- Jul 2, 2018
- Last updated
- Jul 14, 2020
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Cartel
How many websites use Cartel?
Cartel 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 Cartel been downloaded?
21,228 times in total since 2018.
When was Cartel last updated?
Version 2.0 came out on Jul 14, 2020 (6 years ago).
Is Cartel still maintained?
Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Cartel have?
No one has reviewed Cartel on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Cartel?
The themes most like Cartel, by the tags they share, are Twenty Twenty (200K+), Neve (200K+) and Lightning (100K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 200+ |
| Reported installs | 200+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 21.2K |
| Author | WP Dev Shed |
| First released | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Version | 2.0 |
| Requires WP | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | Jul 14, 2020 |
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