
Prelude Lite
v1.0.8by Shaped Pixels · updated 5 years ago
Prelude Lite is ideal for personal bloggers wanting a modern design concept that puts more focus on your content with clean lines and open space. This theme is loaded with features with the WordPress customizer offering…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 50+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 11.5K
- 11,492 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- First released
- Nov 17, 2016
- 10 years ago
Prelude Lite at a glance
Prelude Lite is a WordPress theme by Shaped Pixels with 50+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0.8 came out on Feb 5, 2021, more than 5 years ago. It was first released in 2016.
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 | Prelude Lite |
|---|---|
| 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
50+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 50+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 50+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 50+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.8
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.2.4
- First released
- Nov 17, 2016
- Last updated
- Feb 5, 2021
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Prelude Lite
How many websites use Prelude Lite?
Prelude Lite is active on 50+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.
How many times has Prelude Lite been downloaded?
11,492 times in total since 2016.
When was Prelude Lite last updated?
Version 1.0.8 came out on Feb 5, 2021 (5 years ago).
Is Prelude Lite still maintained?
Its last release was 5 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Prelude Lite have?
No one has reviewed Prelude Lite on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Prelude Lite?
The themes most like Prelude Lite, by the tags they share, are Graphene (10K+), Twenty Eleven (60K+) and Nirvana (10K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 50+ |
| Reported installs | 50+ |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 11.5K |
| Author | Shaped Pixels |
| First released | Nov 17, 2016 |
| Version | 1.0.8 |
| Requires WP | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4 |
| Last updated | Feb 5, 2021 |
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