Headstart

v4.0

by writerstheme · updated 8 years ago

Give your reader the pleasure of reading blog posts and articles on a light, white, minimalistic and modern writing blog. Writer is simple and easy to set up, you will get a high quality elegant multi purpose blogging w…

Blog Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom logo Custom menu Featured images Flexible header Footer widgets Right sidebar

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Active installs: 20+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 18.2K; 18,171 all-time

Rating: 1.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Oct 4, 2017; 9 years ago

Headstart at a glance

Headstart is a WordPress theme by writerstheme with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 1.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 4.0 came out on May 21, 2018, more than 8 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

0 downloads · the last 30 days

Headstart Compare series

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Date	Headstart
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	0
Nov 7, 2026	0
Nov 6, 2026	0
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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

20+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	20+
Nov 8, 2026	30+
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Oct 28, 2026	30+
Oct 27, 2026	30+

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Ratings breakdown

1.0★★★★★1 reviews

5 ★0 (0%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★1 (100%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 1.1.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 4.0
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Oct 4, 2017
Last updated: May 21, 2018
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Headstart

How many websites use Headstart?

Headstart 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 Headstart been downloaded?

18,171 times in total since 2017.

When was Headstart last updated?

Version 4.0 came out on May 21, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is Headstart still maintained?

Its last release was 8 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Headstart have?

1.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Headstart?

The themes most like Headstart, by the tags they share, are Hestia (70K+), Inspiro (60K+) and Ashe (30K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

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
Custom logo– of 10,296
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five

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 Nov 17, 2018, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.004of ×1.000
Falling since 2018-11-17: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×0.500of ×1.118
1 stars from 1 reviews.
Active installs×0.978
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	Headstart
Estimated installs	20+
Reported installs	20+
Rating	1.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	18.2K
Author	writerstheme
First released	Oct 4, 2017
Version	4.0
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	May 21, 2018

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