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Founder

v1.58

by Ben Sibley · updated 12 days ago

Founder's minimalist design presents your content in a simple, clean, and professional manner. As a responsive theme, Founder is beautiful on phones, tablets, and laptops, and is optimized to load quickly on each. Built…

BlogCustom logoCustom menuFeatured imagesFull width templateNewsOne columnPhotographyRTL language supportSticky post
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Rank
#2,801
Up1 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 821
800+ reported · High
Total downloads
149.3K
149,278 all-time
Rating
4.7/5
32 reviews
First released
Jun 27, 2015
11 years ago
Growing·Downloads +0% (30d)·Toward 900+ · ETA unknown

Founder at a glance

Founder is a WordPress theme by Ben Sibley with 800+ active installs, the #2,801 most popular theme on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 12 times, about the same as the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 32 reviews. Version 1.58 came out on Oct 27, 2026. Among the 8,587 themes tagged “Full width template”, it ranks #1,620. It was first released in 2015.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

715 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Founder Compare series
Downloads over time: 28 days across 1 series.0100200300Oct 10Oct 15Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 6
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DateFounder
Nov 6, 20266
Nov 5, 20266
Nov 4, 202617
Nov 3, 20269
Nov 2, 202618
Nov 1, 202611
Oct 31, 202612
Oct 30, 202629
Oct 29, 202663
Oct 28, 2026278
Oct 27, 2026128
Oct 26, 20266
Oct 25, 20264
Oct 24, 20267
Oct 23, 202612
Oct 22, 202636
Oct 21, 202632
Oct 20, 20262
Oct 19, 20263
Oct 18, 20262
Oct 17, 20260
Oct 16, 20269
Oct 15, 20265
Oct 14, 20265
Oct 13, 20267
Oct 12, 20261
Oct 11, 20263
Oct 10, 20264

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 821 · +0.2% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.820830Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 2026821
Nov 8, 2026821
Nov 7, 2026821
Nov 5, 2026821
Nov 4, 2026820
Nov 3, 2026821
Nov 2, 2026821
Nov 1, 2026824
Oct 31, 2026823
Oct 30, 2026832
Oct 29, 2026837
Oct 28, 2026834
Oct 27, 2026819

Rank over time

#2,801 · up 40 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 15 days across 1 series.#2.8K#2.8K#2.8KOct 17Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#2,801
Nov 8, 2026#2,802
Nov 7, 2026#2,795
Nov 6, 2026#2,800
Nov 5, 2026#2,811
Nov 4, 2026#2,823
Nov 3, 2026#2,809
Nov 2, 2026#2,828
Nov 1, 2026#2,825
Oct 31, 2026#2,838
Oct 30, 2026#2,837
Oct 29, 2026#2,831
Oct 28, 2026#2,837
Oct 27, 2026#2,838
Oct 17, 2026#2,841

Growth %

Average +0.02% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-2%0%2%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 20260.00%
Nov 8, 20260.00%
Nov 7, 20260.00%
Nov 5, 2026+0.12%
Nov 4, 2026-0.12%
Nov 3, 20260.00%
Nov 2, 2026-0.36%
Nov 1, 2026+0.12%
Oct 31, 2026-1.08%
Oct 30, 2026-0.60%
Oct 29, 2026+0.36%
Oct 28, 2026+1.83%

Active installs band

800+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 15 days across 1 series.800Oct 17Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026800+
Nov 8, 2026800+
Nov 7, 2026800+
Nov 6, 2026800+
Nov 5, 2026800+
Nov 4, 2026800+
Nov 3, 2026800+
Nov 2, 2026800+
Nov 1, 2026800+
Oct 31, 2026800+
Oct 30, 2026800+
Oct 29, 2026800+
Oct 28, 2026800+
Oct 27, 2026800+
Oct 17, 2026800+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #2838 → #2823Downloads +118.2%
    • Released 1.58 (was 1.57)

Ratings breakdown

4.7★★★★★32 reviews

  • 5 ★27 (84%)
  • 4 ★3 (9%)
  • 3 ★1 (3%)
  • 2 ★0 (0%)
  • 1 ★1 (3%)

About 4 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.58
Requires WordPress
–
Requires PHP
5.4
First released
Jun 27, 2015
Last updated
Oct 27, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Founder

How many websites use Founder?

Founder is active on 800+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #2,801 most popular theme on WordPress.org.

How many times has Founder been downloaded?

149,278 times in total since 2015. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 12 times. See download stats

When was Founder last updated?

Version 1.58 came out on Oct 27, 2026 (1 week ago).

Is Founder still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago.

What rating does Founder have?

4.7 out of 5 from 32 reviews on WordPress.org. 84% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Founder?

The themes most like Founder, by the tags they share, are Twenty Twenty (200K+), Neve (200K+) and Hestia (70K+). Compare all alternatives

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Founder
Estimated installs≈ 821
Reported installs800+
Rating4.7
Reviews32
Total downloads149.3K
AuthorBen Sibley
First releasedJun 27, 2015
Version1.58
Requires WP–
Requires PHP5.4
Last updatedOct 27, 2026

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