picolight

v1.1.18.1

by valentinstn · updated 11 years ago

picolight is a neutral, light, clean and professional looking WordPress theme. You can set your own header image and favicon. You can configure the menu bar and the link color.

Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom menu Light Responsive Layout Right sidebar Sticky post Theme options Translation ready

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Rank: –; No change yet

Active installs: 400+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 86.9K; 86,872 all-time

Rating: 4.0/5; 2 reviews

First released: Dec 22, 2011; 15 years ago

picolight at a glance

picolight is a WordPress theme by valentinstn with 400+ active installs. It’s rated 4.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.1.18.1 came out on Aug 8, 2015, more than 11 years ago. It was first released in 2011.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

2 downloads · the last 30 days

picolight Compare series

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Date	picolight
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	0
Oct 30, 2026	0
Oct 29, 2026	1
Oct 28, 2026	0
Oct 27, 2026	0
Oct 26, 2026	0
Oct 25, 2026	0
Oct 24, 2026	0
Oct 23, 2026	0
Oct 22, 2026	1
Oct 21, 2026	0
Oct 20, 2026	0
Oct 19, 2026	0
Oct 18, 2026	0
Oct 17, 2026	0
Oct 16, 2026	0
Oct 15, 2026	0
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

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Rank over time

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Growth %

Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

400+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	400+
Nov 8, 2026	400+
Nov 7, 2026	400+
Nov 6, 2026	400+
Nov 5, 2026	400+
Nov 4, 2026	400+
Nov 3, 2026	400+
Nov 2, 2026	400+
Nov 1, 2026	400+
Oct 31, 2026	400+
Oct 30, 2026	400+
Oct 29, 2026	400+
Oct 28, 2026	400+
Oct 27, 2026	400+

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Ratings breakdown

4.0★★★★★2 reviews

5 ★1 (50%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★1 (50%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.1.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.1.18.1
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Dec 22, 2011
Last updated: Aug 8, 2015
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about picolight

How many websites use picolight?

picolight is active on 400+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has picolight been downloaded?

86,872 times in total since 2011. See download stats

When was picolight last updated?

Version 1.1.18.1 came out on Aug 8, 2015 (11 years ago).

Is picolight still maintained?

Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does picolight have?

4.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to picolight?

The themes most like picolight, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Mercury (10K+) and GeneratePress (500K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Light– of 849
Leader: Jason Portfolio Resume

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 Feb 4, 2016, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.001of ×1.000
Falling since 2016-02-04: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.000of ×1.118
4 stars from 2 reviews.
Active installs×2.182
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.

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Metric	picolight
Estimated installs	400+
Reported installs	400+
Rating	4.0
Reviews	2
Total downloads	86.9K
Author	valentinstn
First released	Dec 22, 2011
Version	1.1.18.1
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Aug 8, 2015

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