
Panels
v1.01by SarahKettle · updated 14 years ago
Panels is a free WordPress theme with custom header, custom background, custom menus and widgets features - clean, fast loading and displays a featured image for each post (200px by 200px) to give a beautifully simple a…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 30+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 25.7K
- 25,747 all-time
- Rating
- 2.0/5
- 1 reviews
- First released
- Jan 13, 2013
- 14 years ago
Panels at a glance
Panels is a WordPress theme by SarahKettle with 30+ active installs. It’s rated 2.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.01 came out on Jan 4, 2013, more than 13 years ago. It was first released in 2013.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Panels |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
30+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 30+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 30+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 30+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
2.0★★★★★1 reviews
- 5 ★0 (0%)
- 4 ★0 (0%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★1 (100%)
- 1 ★0 (0%)
About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 2.1.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.01
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jan 13, 2013
- Last updated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Panels
How many websites use Panels?
Panels 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 Panels been downloaded?
25,747 times in total since 2013.
When was Panels last updated?
Version 1.01 came out on Jan 4, 2013 (13 years ago).
Is Panels still maintained?
Its last release was 13 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Panels have?
2.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Panels?
The themes most like Panels, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Twenty Sixteen (90K+) and Twenty Eleven (60K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 30+ |
| Reported installs | 30+ |
| Rating | 2.0 |
| Reviews | 1 |
| Total downloads | 25.7K |
| Author | SarahKettle |
| First released | Jan 13, 2013 |
| Version | 1.01 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jan 4, 2013 |
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