Manchester

v2.0

by Placester Inc. · updated 12 years ago

The saying goes that cleanliness is next to godliness. Unfortunately, searching the web for a new home can be a dirty (and, occasionally, hellish) business. Why not help your users clean up the mess with a tidy real est…

Blue Custom menu Fixed Width Red Right sidebar

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

Total downloads: 53.5K; 53,527 all-time

Rating: 1.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Dec 7, 2012; 14 years ago

Manchester at a glance

Manchester is a WordPress theme by Placester Inc. with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 1.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 2.0 came out on May 21, 2014, more than 12 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

Manchester Compare series

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Date	Manchester
Nov 9, 2026	0
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Nov 6, 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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Growth %

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Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

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

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Ratings breakdown

1.0★★★★★1 reviews

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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: 2.0
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Dec 7, 2012
Last updated: May 21, 2014
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Manchester

How many websites use Manchester?

Manchester 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 Manchester been downloaded?

53,527 times in total since 2012.

When was Manchester last updated?

Version 2.0 came out on May 21, 2014 (12 years ago).

Is Manchester still maintained?

Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Manchester have?

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

What are the best alternatives to Manchester?

The themes most like Manchester, by the tags they share, are Default (10K+), Astra (1M+) and GeneratePress (500K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Blue– of 602
Leader: The Bootstrap
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Fixed Width– of 777
Red– of 261
Leader: Melos Business
Right sidebar– of 11,239
Leader: Astra

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, 2014, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2014-11-17: 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	Manchester
Estimated installs	20+
Reported installs	20+
Rating	1.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	53.5K
Author	Placester Inc.
First released	Dec 7, 2012
Version	2.0
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	May 21, 2014

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