Piedmont

v1.0.3

by Southern Web · updated 12 years ago

Responsive theme with design focus suitable for blogs or content heavy sites. Support for retina displays via a modern, clean design. Focus on featured images within posts along with optional full-width layout for pages.

Blue Custom background Custom menu Featured images Full width template Gray Light Microformats One column Post formats

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

Total downloads: 6K; 6,026 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Feb 5, 2014; 12 years ago

Piedmont at a glance

Piedmont is a WordPress theme by Southern Web with 20+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.0.3 came out on Mar 31, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It was first released in 2014.

Chart time range

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Downloads over time

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Piedmont Compare series

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Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Growth %

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Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

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Nov 9, 2026	20+
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Oct 27, 2026	20+

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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★1 reviews

5 ★1 (100%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
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1 ★0 (0%)

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0.3
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Feb 5, 2014
Last updated: Mar 31, 2014
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Piedmont

How many websites use Piedmont?

Piedmont 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 Piedmont been downloaded?

6,026 times in total since 2014.

When was Piedmont last updated?

Version 1.0.3 came out on Mar 31, 2014 (12 years ago).

Is Piedmont still maintained?

Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Piedmont have?

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

What are the best alternatives to Piedmont?

The themes most like Piedmont, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Graphene (10K+) and Nirvana (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Blue– of 602
Leader: The Bootstrap
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Featured images– of 13,110
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Full width template– of 8,587
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Sep 27, 2014, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2014-09-27: 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	Piedmont
Estimated installs	20+
Reported installs	20+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	6K
Author	Southern Web
First released	Feb 5, 2014
Version	1.0.3
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Mar 31, 2014

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