
Morning
v1.04by Ben Sibley · updated 7 years ago
Morning is a child theme for the Apex theme. It's is a sophisticated, minimalist theme. It looks great and performs wonderfully on mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and everything in between. Use it to setup a business…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 200+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 32.6K
- 32,566 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Dec 3, 2015
- 11 years ago
Morning at a glance
Morning is a WordPress theme by Ben Sibley with 200+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.04 came out on Jan 14, 2019, more than 7 years ago. It was first released in 2015.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats7 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Morning |
|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
200+ on WordPress.org
View as table
| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 200+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 200+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 200+ |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.04
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Dec 3, 2015
- Last updated
- Jan 14, 2019
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Morning
How many websites use Morning?
Morning is active on 200+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Morning been downloaded?
32,566 times in total since 2015. See download stats
When was Morning last updated?
Version 1.04 came out on Jan 14, 2019 (7 years ago).
Is Morning still maintained?
Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Morning have?
No one has reviewed Morning on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Morning?
The themes most like Morning, by the tags they share, are OceanWP (400K+), Neve (200K+) and TutorStarter (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 200+ |
| Reported installs | 200+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 32.6K |
| Author | Ben Sibley |
| First released | Dec 3, 2015 |
| Version | 1.04 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jan 14, 2019 |
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