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Quark

v1.4.1

by Anthony Hortin · updated 8 years ago

Quark is your basic building block for creating beautiful, responsive custom themes. It's not a convoluted or confusing framework that's hard to learn or even harder to modify. It's a simple and elegant starter theme bu…

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Rank
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No change yet
Active installs
400+
As WordPress.org reports it
Total downloads
116K
116,004 all-time
Rating
4.9/5
40 reviews
First released
May 8, 2013
13 years ago

Quark at a glance

Quark is a WordPress theme by Anthony Hortin with 400+ active installs. It’s rated 4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews. Version 1.4.1 came out on May 18, 2018, more than 8 years ago. It was first released in 2013.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

6 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Quark Compare series
Downloads over time: 22 days across 1 series.012Oct 10Oct 14Oct 17Oct 21Oct 24Oct 28Oct 31
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DateQuark
Oct 31, 20260
Oct 30, 20261
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Oct 11, 20260
Oct 10, 20260

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Rank over time

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Active installs band

400+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.380400420Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8
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Ratings breakdown

4.9★★★★★40 reviews

  • 5 ★39 (98%)
  • 4 ★0 (0%)
  • 3 ★0 (0%)
  • 2 ★0 (0%)
  • 1 ★1 (3%)

About 41 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 5.0.

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.4.1
Requires WordPress
3.6
Requires PHP
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First released
May 8, 2013
Last updated
May 18, 2018
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Quark

How many websites use Quark?

Quark 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 Quark been downloaded?

116,004 times in total since 2013. See download stats

When was Quark last updated?

Version 1.4.1 came out on May 18, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is Quark still maintained?

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

What rating does Quark have?

4.9 out of 5 from 40 reviews on WordPress.org. 98% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Quark?

The themes most like Quark, by the tags they share, are Graphene (10K+), Hestia (70K+) and Twenty Eleven (60K+). Compare all alternatives

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Quark
Estimated installs400+
Reported installs400+
Rating4.9
Reviews40
Total downloads116K
AuthorAnthony Hortin
First releasedMay 8, 2013
Version1.4.1
Requires WP3.6
Requires PHP–
Last updatedMay 18, 2018

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