
Color Shading
v1.2.1by Daniel Tara · updated 16 years ago
A clean and content-focused theme for bloggers with a customizable color scheme. Ideal if you want your content to stand out and add personality to your blog.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 16.3K
- 16,343 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Jan 11, 2011
- 16 years ago
Color Shading at a glance
Color Shading is a WordPress theme by Daniel Tara with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.2.1 came out on Jan 10, 2011, more than 15 years ago. It was first released in 2011.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Color Shading |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.2.1
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jan 11, 2011
- Last updated
- Jan 10, 2011
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Color Shading
How many websites use Color Shading?
Color Shading is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has Color Shading been downloaded?
16,343 times in total since 2011. See download stats
When was Color Shading last updated?
Version 1.2.1 came out on Jan 10, 2011 (15 years ago).
Is Color Shading still maintained?
Its last release was 15 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Color Shading have?
No one has reviewed Color Shading on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Color Shading?
The themes most like Color Shading, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Twenty Twenty (200K+) and Lightning (100K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 16.3K |
| Author | Daniel Tara |
| First released | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jan 10, 2011 |
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