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Shades

v2.4.1

by Edward Caissie · updated 11 years ago

A simple clean theme framework to work from, designed ideally for light colored backgrounds and easily adapted to darker layouts. Shades has threaded comments, sticky post support, custom background and menus as well as…

BlackCustom backgroundCustom menuFixed LayoutLightRedRight sidebarSilverSticky postThreaded comments
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Rank
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Active installs
20+
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Total downloads
35.6K
35,564 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
First released
Jun 26, 2009
17 years ago

Shades at a glance

Shades is a WordPress theme by Edward Caissie with 20+ active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 2.4.1 came out on Jun 19, 2015, more than 11 years ago. It was first released in 2009.

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Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

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Requirements & info

Version history
Version
2.4.1
Requires WordPress
–
Requires PHP
–
First released
Jun 26, 2009
Last updated
Jun 19, 2015
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Shades

How many websites use Shades?

Shades 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 Shades been downloaded?

35,564 times in total since 2009. See download stats

When was Shades last updated?

Version 2.4.1 came out on Jun 19, 2015 (11 years ago).

Is Shades still maintained?

Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Shades have?

No one has reviewed Shades on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to Shades?

The themes most like Shades, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Mercury (10K+) and GeneratePress (500K+). Compare all alternatives

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Shades
Estimated installs20+
Reported installs20+
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads35.6K
AuthorEdward Caissie
First releasedJun 26, 2009
Version2.4.1
Requires WP–
Requires PHP–
Last updatedJun 19, 2015

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