Chiron

v1.0

by wpjournals · updated 14 years ago

Chiron is a beautiful theme to enhance the look and functionality of your website. It is a clean and minimalist theme that is ideal for blogs, magazines and portfolios. It supports custom header, custom background, cust…

Custom background Custom header Custom menu Featured images Fixed Width Light Right sidebar Sticky post Theme options Threaded comments

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Active installs: 80+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 18K; 17,972 all-time

Rating: 3.3/5; 3 reviews

First released: Feb 11, 2013; 13 years ago

Chiron at a glance

Chiron is a WordPress theme by wpjournals with 80+ active installs. It’s rated 3.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews. Version 1.0 came out on Jan 20, 2013, more than 13 years ago. It was first released in 2013.

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Downloads over time

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Chiron Compare series

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Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Growth %

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Active installs band

80+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	80+
Nov 8, 2026	80+
Nov 7, 2026	80+
Nov 6, 2026	80+
Nov 5, 2026	80+
Nov 4, 2026	80+
Nov 3, 2026	80+
Nov 2, 2026	80+
Nov 1, 2026	80+
Oct 31, 2026	80+
Oct 30, 2026	80+
Oct 29, 2026	80+
Oct 28, 2026	80+
Oct 27, 2026	80+

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Ratings breakdown

3.3★★★★★3 reviews

5 ★1 (33%)
4 ★1 (33%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★1 (33%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.4.

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Version history

Version: 1.0
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Feb 11, 2013
Last updated: Jan 20, 2013
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Chiron

How many websites use Chiron?

Chiron is active on 80+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Chiron been downloaded?

17,972 times in total since 2013.

When was Chiron last updated?

Version 1.0 came out on Jan 20, 2013 (13 years ago).

Is Chiron still maintained?

Its last release was 13 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Chiron have?

3.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Chiron?

The themes most like Chiron, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), GeneratePress (500K+) and Sydney (80K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where Chiron sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Featured images– of 13,110
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Fixed Width– of 777

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Jul 19, 2013, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2013-07-19: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×0.908of ×1.118
3.3 stars from 3 reviews.
Active installs×1.505
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.726of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Chiron
Estimated installs	80+
Reported installs	80+
Rating	3.3
Reviews	3
Total downloads	18K
Author	wpjournals
First released	Feb 11, 2013
Version	1.0
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Jan 20, 2013

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