
Flounder
v0.2.4by Kelly Choyce-Dwan · updated 12 years ago
Flounder is a flat, minimally styled theme for bloggers which features colorful support for post formats and a clean, responsive layout.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 100+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 50.5K
- 50,480 all-time
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- 11 reviews
- First released
- Nov 19, 2013
- 13 years ago
Flounder at a glance
Flounder is a WordPress theme by Kelly Choyce-Dwan with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 11 reviews. Version 0.2.4 came out on Apr 30, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It was first released in 2013.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats1 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Flounder |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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
100+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 100+ |
| 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+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
4.5★★★★★11 reviews
- 5 ★6 (55%)
- 4 ★5 (45%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.2.4
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Nov 19, 2013
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2014
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Flounder
How many websites use Flounder?
Flounder is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Flounder been downloaded?
50,480 times in total since 2013. See download stats
When was Flounder last updated?
Version 0.2.4 came out on Apr 30, 2014 (12 years ago).
Is Flounder still maintained?
Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Flounder have?
4.5 out of 5 from 11 reviews on WordPress.org. 55% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Flounder?
The themes most like Flounder, by the tags they share, are Graphene (10K+), Hestia (70K+) and Twenty Fourteen (50K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 100+ |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 11 |
| Total downloads | 50.5K |
| Author | Kelly Choyce-Dwan |
| First released | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Version | 0.2.4 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Apr 30, 2014 |
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