
Gray Whale
v1.0.6by basilosaur_us · updated 11 years ago
Gray Whale is a highly configurable, elegant theme for small businesses, personal websites, and project pages. It is robustly featured, offering a full-screen front-page splash with space for you to tell readers who you…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 50+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 15.1K
- 15,114 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 2 reviews
- First released
- Oct 26, 2014
- 12 years ago
Gray Whale at a glance
Gray Whale is a WordPress theme by basilosaur_us with 50+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.0.6 came out on May 30, 2015, more than 11 years ago. It was first released in 2014.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Gray Whale |
|---|---|
| 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
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
50+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 50+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
5.0★★★★★2 reviews
- 5 ★2 (100%)
- 4 ★0 (0%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.6
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Oct 26, 2014
- Last updated
- May 30, 2015
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Gray Whale
How many websites use Gray Whale?
Gray Whale is active on 50+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Gray Whale been downloaded?
15,114 times in total since 2014.
When was Gray Whale last updated?
Version 1.0.6 came out on May 30, 2015 (11 years ago).
Is Gray Whale still maintained?
Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Gray Whale have?
5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Gray Whale?
The themes most like Gray Whale, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Graphene (10K+) and Weaver Xtreme (9K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 50+ |
| Reported installs | 50+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 2 |
| Total downloads | 15.1K |
| Author | basilosaur_us |
| First released | Oct 26, 2014 |
| Version | 1.0.6 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | May 30, 2015 |
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