Primal

v1.1.4

by genexthemes · updated 8 years ago

Primal comes with modern, stylish and responsive design. It uses skeleton framework for grids which keeps minimal css. Stylesheet is generated using SASS and so stays DRY. Best suited for Corporate/Business/Blog sites.…

Blog Custom background Custom menu Featured images Right sidebar Sticky post Threaded comments Translation ready Two columns

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Active installs: 30+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 16.2K; 16,210 all-time

Rating: –; 0 reviews

First released: Apr 29, 2017; 9 years ago

Primal at a glance

Primal is a WordPress theme by genexthemes with 30+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.1.4 came out on Oct 5, 2018, more than 8 years ago. It was first released in 2017.

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Primal Compare series

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Active installs band

30+ on WordPress.org

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Version history

Version: 1.1.4
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Requires PHP: –
First released: Apr 29, 2017
Last updated: Oct 5, 2018
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Primal

How many websites use Primal?

Primal is active on 30+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Primal been downloaded?

16,210 times in total since 2017.

When was Primal last updated?

Version 1.1.4 came out on Oct 5, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is Primal still maintained?

Its last release was 8 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Primal have?

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What are the best alternatives to Primal?

The themes most like Primal, by the tags they share, are GeneratePress (500K+), OceanWP (400K+) and Neve (200K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Blog– of 10,813
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
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
Right sidebar– of 11,239
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

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Its search score has been falling since Apr 3, 2019, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.005of ×1.000
Falling since 2019-04-03: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×0.791of ×1.118
No ratings yet.
Active installs×1.122
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	Primal
Estimated installs	30+
Reported installs	30+
Rating	–
Reviews	0
Total downloads	16.2K
Author	genexthemes
First released	Apr 29, 2017
Version	1.1.4
Requires WP	4.0
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Oct 5, 2018