Living Journal

v1.1.2

by Charles · updated 13 years ago

A very simple and minimalistic theme with nice attention to details.

Custom menu Full width template Microformats Post formats RTL language support Sticky post Translation ready

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Active installs: 80+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 29.9K; 29,851 all-time

Rating: 4.5/5; 2 reviews

First released: Sep 17, 2012; 14 years ago

Living Journal at a glance

Living Journal is a WordPress theme by Charles with 80+ active installs. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.1.2 came out on Jan 25, 2013, more than 13 years ago. It was first released in 2012.

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

Living Journal Compare series

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Date	Living Journal
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	0
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Nov 3, 2026	0
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	0
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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

80+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	80+
Nov 8, 2026	80+
Nov 7, 2026	80+
Nov 6, 2026	80+
Nov 5, 2026	80+
Nov 4, 2026	80+
Nov 3, 2026	70+
Nov 2, 2026	70+
Nov 1, 2026	70+
Oct 31, 2026	70+
Oct 30, 2026	70+
Oct 29, 2026	70+
Oct 28, 2026	70+
Oct 27, 2026	70+

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Ratings breakdown

4.5★★★★★2 reviews

5 ★1 (50%)
4 ★1 (50%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.1.2
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Sep 17, 2012
Last updated: Jan 25, 2013
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Living Journal

How many websites use Living Journal?

Living Journal is active on 80+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Living Journal been downloaded?

29,851 times in total since 2012.

When was Living Journal last updated?

Version 1.1.2 came out on Jan 25, 2013 (13 years ago).

Is Living Journal still maintained?

Its last release was 13 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Living Journal have?

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

What are the best alternatives to Living Journal?

The themes most like Living Journal, by the tags they share, are Twenty Eleven (60K+), Twenty Twelve (50K+) and Twenty Fourteen (50K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Full width template– of 8,587
Leader: Astra
Microformats– of 939
Leader: Astra
Post formats– of 4,247
Leader: Astra
RTL language support– of 5,878
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Jul 24, 2013, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2013-07-24: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.061of ×1.118
4.5 stars from 2 reviews.
Active installs×1.505
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	Living Journal
Estimated installs	80+
Reported installs	80+
Rating	4.5
Reviews	2
Total downloads	29.9K
Author	Charles
First released	Sep 17, 2012
Version	1.1.2
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Jan 25, 2013