Gillian

v1.0.91

by Alexa · updated 7 years ago

Gillian is focused on organizing and presenting large amounts of content in a logical, useful, and visually appealing manner. Fully responsive and accessibility ready, Gillian is suitable for education institutions, blo…

Accessibility ready Blog Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom menu Editor style Education Featured images Footer widgets

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Rank: –; No change yet

Active installs: 500+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 39.5K; 39,484 all-time

Rating: 4.0/5; 4 reviews

First released: Mar 20, 2017; 9 years ago

Gillian at a glance

Gillian is a WordPress theme by Alexa with 500+ active installs. It’s rated 4.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Version 1.0.91 came out on Sep 28, 2019, more than 7 years ago. It was first released in 2017.

Chart time range

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

Downloads over time

Download stats

5 downloads · the last 30 days

Gillian Compare series

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Date	Gillian
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	0
Nov 7, 2026	0
Nov 6, 2026	0
Nov 5, 2026	2
Nov 4, 2026	2
Nov 3, 2026	0
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	1
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 %

Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

500+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	500+
Nov 8, 2026	500+
Nov 7, 2026	500+
Nov 6, 2026	500+
Nov 5, 2026	500+
Nov 4, 2026	500+
Nov 3, 2026	500+
Nov 2, 2026	500+
Nov 1, 2026	500+
Oct 31, 2026	500+
Oct 30, 2026	500+
Oct 29, 2026	500+
Oct 28, 2026	500+
Oct 27, 2026	500+

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Ratings breakdown

4.0★★★★★4 reviews

5 ★3 (75%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★1 (25%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.1.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0.91
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Mar 20, 2017
Last updated: Sep 28, 2019
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Gillian

How many websites use Gillian?

Gillian is active on 500+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Gillian been downloaded?

39,484 times in total since 2017.

When was Gillian last updated?

Version 1.0.91 came out on Sep 28, 2019 (7 years ago).

Is Gillian still maintained?

Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Gillian have?

4.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Gillian?

The themes most like Gillian, by the tags they share, are Crio (10K+), GeneratePress (500K+) and Hestia (70K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Accessibility ready– of 249
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Blog– of 10,813
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress

Why it ranks where it does

WordPress.org search multiplies text relevance by these factors. Together: ×0.00.

Its search score has been falling since Mar 26, 2020, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.009of ×1.000
Falling since 2020-03-26: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.000of ×1.118
4 stars from 4 reviews.
Active installs×2.278
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.727of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Gillian
Estimated installs	500+
Reported installs	500+
Rating	4.0
Reviews	4
Total downloads	39.5K
Author	Alexa
First released	Mar 20, 2017
Version	1.0.91
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Sep 28, 2019

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