
Hardpressed
v1.2.1by WP Dev Shed · updated 6 years ago
Hardpressed is an extremely versatile blogging style theme that uses featured images to highlite content and also gives you lots of control over the theme’s color scheme with no coding required. We’ve paid attention to…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 20+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 9.2K
- 9,211 all-time
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- 1 reviews
- First released
- Apr 14, 2014
- 12 years ago
Hardpressed at a glance
Hardpressed is a WordPress theme by WP Dev Shed with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.2.1 came out on Jul 13, 2020, more than 6 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 | Hardpressed |
|---|---|
| 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
20+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 20+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 20+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 20+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
5.0★★★★★1 reviews
- 5 ★1 (100%)
- 4 ★0 (0%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.2.1
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- Apr 14, 2014
- Last updated
- Jul 13, 2020
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Hardpressed
How many websites use Hardpressed?
Hardpressed is active on 20+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Hardpressed been downloaded?
9,211 times in total since 2014.
When was Hardpressed last updated?
Version 1.2.1 came out on Jul 13, 2020 (6 years ago).
Is Hardpressed still maintained?
Its last release was 6 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Hardpressed have?
5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Hardpressed?
The themes most like Hardpressed, by the tags they share, are Twenty Eleven (60K+), Twenty Twelve (50K+) and Twenty Fourteen (50K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 20+ |
| Reported installs | 20+ |
| Rating | 5.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 9.2K |
| Author | WP Dev Shed |
| First released | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Requires WP | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | Jul 13, 2020 |
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