Frantic

v1.4.2

by Charles · updated 13 years ago

Simple blog theme

Custom menu Editor style Featured images Full width template Microformats Post formats Red Right sidebar Sticky post Translation ready

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Active installs: 80+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 48K; 47,962 all-time

Rating: 4.3/5; 3 reviews

First released: Mar 22, 2012; 14 years ago

Frantic at a glance

Frantic is a WordPress theme by Charles with 80+ active installs. It’s rated 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews. Version 1.4.2 came out on Jun 28, 2013, more than 13 years ago. It was first released in 2012.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.

Downloads over time

Download stats

0 downloads · the last 30 days

Frantic Compare series

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Date	Frantic
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

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Rank over time

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Growth %

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Active installs band

80+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	80+
Nov 8, 2026	80+
Nov 7, 2026	80+
Nov 6, 2026	80+
Nov 5, 2026	80+
Nov 4, 2026	80+
Nov 3, 2026	80+
Nov 2, 2026	80+
Nov 1, 2026	80+
Oct 31, 2026	80+
Oct 30, 2026	80+
Oct 29, 2026	80+
Oct 28, 2026	80+
Oct 27, 2026	80+

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Ratings breakdown

4.3★★★★★3 reviews

5 ★1 (33%)
4 ★2 (67%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.4.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.4.2
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Mar 22, 2012
Last updated: Jun 28, 2013
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Frantic

How many websites use Frantic?

Frantic is active on 80+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Frantic been downloaded?

47,962 times in total since 2012.

When was Frantic last updated?

Version 1.4.2 came out on Jun 28, 2013 (13 years ago).

Is Frantic still maintained?

Its last release was 13 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Frantic have?

4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Frantic?

The themes most like Frantic, by the tags they share, are Twenty Eleven (60K+), Twenty Twelve (50K+) and Twenty Fourteen (50K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where Frantic sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Editor style– of 7,917
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Featured images– of 13,110
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Full width template– of 8,587
Leader: Astra
Microformats– of 939
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Dec 25, 2013, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2013-12-25: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.037of ×1.118
4.3 stars from 3 reviews.
Active installs×1.505
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.726of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Frantic
Estimated installs	80+
Reported installs	80+
Rating	4.3
Reviews	3
Total downloads	48K
Author	Charles
First released	Mar 22, 2012
Version	1.4.2
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Jun 28, 2013