Houston

v1.3.0

by WooThemes · updated 11 years ago

Houston is a child theme for p2, designed by the folks at WooThemes. It features a device-agnostic design so the layout responds to suit the browser, making it easy to stay up to date when you're on the go. Houston also…

Blue Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom menu Fixed Width Green Light Post formats Right sidebar

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Active installs: 30+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 15K; 14,985 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 2 reviews

First released: Oct 30, 2013; 13 years ago

Houston at a glance

Houston is a WordPress theme by WooThemes with 30+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.3.0 came out on Feb 26, 2015, more than 11 years ago. It was first released in 2013.

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Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 13 days.

Downloads over time

Download stats

0 downloads · the last 30 days

Houston Compare series

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Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

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Growth %

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Active installs band

30+ on WordPress.org

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Nov 9, 2026	30+
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Oct 27, 2026	30+

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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%)

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Version history

Version: 1.3.0
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Oct 30, 2013
Last updated: Feb 26, 2015
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Houston

How many websites use Houston?

Houston is active on 30+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Houston been downloaded?

14,985 times in total since 2013.

When was Houston last updated?

Version 1.3.0 came out on Feb 26, 2015 (11 years ago).

Is Houston still maintained?

Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Houston have?

5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Houston?

The themes most like Houston, by the tags they share, are Mercury (10K+), Hestia (70K+) and Twenty Eleven (60K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Blue– of 602
Leader: The Bootstrap
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
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 Aug 25, 2015, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2015-08-25: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.118
5 stars from 2 reviews.
Active installs×1.122
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	Houston
Estimated installs	30+
Reported installs	30+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	2
Total downloads	15K
Author	WooThemes
First released	Oct 30, 2013
Version	1.3.0
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Feb 26, 2015

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