Matheson

v1.0.5

by bandicootmarketing · updated 9 years ago

Create a truly unique design with Matheson, a lightweight and fully responsive HTML5 theme. Use the theme customizer to add your own background, page layout, site width and more. Distinguish each post with one of the ei…

BuddyPress Custom background Custom header Custom menu Editor style Featured image header Featured images Flexible header Left sidebar Microformats

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Active installs: 900+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 133.8K; 133,810 all-time

Rating: 3.9/5; 9 reviews

First released: Feb 20, 2014; 12 years ago

Matheson at a glance

Matheson is a WordPress theme by bandicootmarketing with 900+ active installs. It’s rated 3.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews. Version 1.0.5 came out on Mar 8, 2017, more than 9 years ago. It was first released in 2014.

Chart time range

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

Downloads over time

Download stats

9 downloads · the last 30 days

Matheson Compare series

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Date	Matheson
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	1
Nov 7, 2026	0
Nov 6, 2026	0
Nov 5, 2026	2
Nov 4, 2026	0
Nov 3, 2026	1
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	1
Oct 31, 2026	2
Oct 30, 2026	1
Oct 29, 2026	0
Oct 28, 2026	1

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

900+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	900+
Nov 8, 2026	900+
Nov 7, 2026	900+
Nov 6, 2026	900+
Nov 5, 2026	900+
Nov 4, 2026	900+
Nov 3, 2026	900+
Nov 2, 2026	900+
Nov 1, 2026	900+
Oct 31, 2026	900+
Oct 30, 2026	900+
Oct 29, 2026	900+
Oct 28, 2026	900+
Oct 27, 2026	900+

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Ratings breakdown

3.9★★★★★9 reviews

5 ★4 (44%)
4 ★2 (22%)
3 ★1 (11%)
2 ★2 (22%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.0.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0.5
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Feb 20, 2014
Last updated: Mar 8, 2017
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Matheson

How many websites use Matheson?

Matheson is active on 900+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Matheson been downloaded?

133,810 times in total since 2014.

When was Matheson last updated?

Version 1.0.5 came out on Mar 8, 2017 (9 years ago).

Is Matheson still maintained?

Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Matheson have?

3.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews on WordPress.org. 44% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Matheson?

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

Rank in its tags

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

BuddyPress– of 153
Leader: OceanWP
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Editor style– of 7,917
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 Sep 4, 2017, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.002of ×1.000
Falling since 2017-09-04: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×0.987of ×1.118
3.9 stars from 9 reviews.
Active installs×2.531
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.727of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

Known vulnerabilities

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Metric	Matheson
Estimated installs	900+
Reported installs	900+
Rating	3.9
Reviews	9
Total downloads	133.8K
Author	bandicootmarketing
First released	Feb 20, 2014
Version	1.0.5
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Mar 8, 2017

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