
Plain Blog
v1.9.1by NavThemes · updated 7 years ago
Plain Blog Theme is a minimal Blog theme From NavThemes.com. It can be used for any blog, simple yet elegant. Comes with and without sidebar page templates, it has inbuilt social sharing. It has four widget areas in foo…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 80+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 23.6K
- 23,550 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Oct 7, 2015
- 11 years ago
Plain Blog at a glance
Plain Blog is a WordPress theme by NavThemes with 80+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.9.1 came out on Mar 17, 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, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats0 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Plain Blog |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| 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
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
80+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 80+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 80+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 80+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 80+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 80+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 80+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 80+ |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.9.1
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Oct 7, 2015
- Last updated
- Mar 17, 2019
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Plain Blog
How many websites use Plain Blog?
Plain Blog is active on 80+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Plain Blog been downloaded?
23,550 times in total since 2015. See download stats
When was Plain Blog last updated?
Version 1.9.1 came out on Mar 17, 2019 (7 years ago).
Is Plain Blog still maintained?
Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Plain Blog have?
No one has reviewed Plain Blog on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Plain Blog?
The themes most like Plain Blog, by the tags they share, are Astra (1M+), Hello Elementor (1M+) and Twenty Twenty-Five (1M+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 80+ |
| Reported installs | 80+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 23.6K |
| Author | NavThemes |
| First released | Oct 7, 2015 |
| Version | 1.9.1 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Mar 17, 2019 |
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