Parchment Draft

v1.1

by raimy · updated 17 years ago

2-column fixed-width theme in reminiscent of old parchment paper. Featuring an Author Info page and gravatars along with Custom Archives, Sitemap and Full-Width No Sidebars page templates. Tested in Firefox, Opera, Saf…

Brown Fixed Width Right sidebar Threaded comments Two columns

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

Total downloads: 12.4K; 12,354 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Sep 21, 2009; 17 years ago

Parchment Draft at a glance

Parchment Draft is a WordPress theme by raimy with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.1 came out on Sep 20, 2009, more than 17 years ago. It was first released in 2009.

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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★1 reviews

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Version history

Version: 1.1
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Sep 21, 2009
Last updated: Sep 20, 2009
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Questions about Parchment Draft

How many websites use Parchment Draft?

Parchment Draft 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 Parchment Draft been downloaded?

12,354 times in total since 2009.

When was Parchment Draft last updated?

Version 1.1 came out on Sep 20, 2009 (17 years ago).

Is Parchment Draft still maintained?

Its last release was 17 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Parchment Draft have?

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

What are the best alternatives to Parchment Draft?

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

Rank in its tags

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

Brown– of 153
Fixed Width– of 777
Right sidebar– of 11,239
Leader: Astra
Threaded comments– of 12,719
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Two columns– of 11,579
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Mar 19, 2010, 180 days after its last update.

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Falling since 2010-03-19: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.118
5 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	Parchment Draft
Estimated installs	20+
Reported installs	20+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	12.4K
Author	raimy
First released	Sep 21, 2009
Version	1.1
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Sep 20, 2009