
Contender
v1.5by Byron · updated 17 years ago
Contender is built for efficiency, SEO and industrial duty blogging...based on the famous Kubrick.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 7.6K
- 7,605 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Nov 3, 2008
- 18 years ago
Contender at a glance
Contender is a WordPress theme by Byron with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.5 came out on Feb 26, 2009, more than 17 years ago. It was first released in 2008.
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 | Contender |
|---|---|
| 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
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 |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.5
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Nov 3, 2008
- Last updated
- Feb 26, 2009
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Contender
How many websites use Contender?
Contender is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has Contender been downloaded?
7,605 times in total since 2008.
When was Contender last updated?
Version 1.5 came out on Feb 26, 2009 (17 years ago).
Is Contender still maintained?
Its last release was 17 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Contender have?
No one has reviewed Contender on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Contender?
The themes most like Contender, by the tags they share, are Default (10K+), Pinboard (4K+) and GeneratePress (500K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 7.6K |
| Author | Byron |
| First released | Nov 3, 2008 |
| Version | 1.5 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Feb 26, 2009 |
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