Embla
v2.0by Carolina Nymark · updated 4 months ago
Embla is a responsive theme with a grid layout that focuses on your latest posts. It has a footer widget area with room for all your widgets and two custom widgets for recent posts and comments. The theme also has suppo…
- Rank
- #6,119
- Down10 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 121
- 100+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 46.4K
- 46,374 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Feb 19, 2018
- 8 years ago
Embla at a glance
Embla is a WordPress theme by Carolina Nymark with 100+ active installs, the #6,119 most popular theme on WordPress.org. It has no reviews yet. Version 2.0 came out on Jun 19, 2026. Among the 8,611 themes tagged “Custom header”, it ranks #3,751. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 17, 2026, 23 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats18 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Embla |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 121 · 0.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 122 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 121 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 122 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 122 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 122 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 121 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 121 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 121 |
Rank over time
#6,119 · down 19 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #6,119 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #6,109 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #6,104 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #6,111 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #6,121 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #6,107 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #6,135 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #6,132 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #6,145 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #6,143 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #6,138 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #6,130 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #6,130 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | #6,100 |
Growth %
Average 0.00% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -0.82% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.83% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.82% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.83% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0.00% |
Active installs band
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 100+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 100+ |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 100+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.orgNo changes yet. When this theme's name, short description, tags, “Tested up to” or version change, they show here with what happened to its rank next.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 2.0
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- First released
- Feb 19, 2018
- Last updated
- Jun 19, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Embla
How many websites use Embla?
Embla is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #6,119 most popular theme on WordPress.org.
How many times has Embla been downloaded?
46,374 times in total since 2018.
When was Embla last updated?
Version 2.0 came out on Jun 19, 2026 (4 months ago).
Is Embla still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 4 months ago.
What rating does Embla have?
No one has reviewed Embla on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Embla?
The themes most like Embla, by the tags they share, are Hestia (70K+), Responsive (10K+) and Crio (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 121 |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 46.4K |
| Author | Carolina Nymark |
| First released | Feb 19, 2018 |
| Version | 2.0 |
| Requires WP | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Last updated | Jun 19, 2026 |
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