Short

v1.7.5

by themeansar · updated 3 years ago

Short WordPress theme ideal for a blog, personal portfolio, business website, WooCommerce storefront, shop, business agencies, finance, corporate, travel, law firms, agency, photography, recipes, design, portfolio, arts…

Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom menu E-commerce Editor style Featured images Footer widgets Full width template Left sidebar

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Active installs: 100+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 52.3K; 52,308 all-time

Rating: 4.0/5; 8 reviews

First released: Feb 27, 2019; 7 years ago

Short at a glance

Short is a WordPress theme by themeansar with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 4.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews. Version 1.7.5 came out on Aug 28, 2023, more than 3 years ago. It was first released in 2019.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 14 days.

Downloads over time

Download stats

6 downloads · the last 30 days

Short Compare series

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Date	Short
Nov 9, 2026	0
Nov 8, 2026	0
Nov 7, 2026	0
Nov 6, 2026	0
Nov 5, 2026	1
Nov 4, 2026	0
Nov 3, 2026	0
Nov 2, 2026	1
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	2
Oct 30, 2026	2
Oct 29, 2026	0
Oct 28, 2026	0

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

Estimated installs build up from our daily snapshots, one point a day.

Rank over time

Rank history builds up from our daily snapshots, one point a day.

Growth %

Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

100+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	100+
Nov 8, 2026	100+
Nov 7, 2026	100+
Nov 6, 2026	100+
Nov 5, 2026	100+
Nov 4, 2026	100+
Nov 3, 2026	100+
Nov 2, 2026	100+
Nov 1, 2026	100+
Oct 31, 2026	100+
Oct 30, 2026	100+
Oct 29, 2026	100+
Oct 28, 2026	100+
Oct 27, 2026	100+

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Change log

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Ratings breakdown

4.0★★★★★8 reviews

5 ★6 (75%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★2 (25%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.1.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.7.5
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: 5.6
First released: Feb 27, 2019
Last updated: Aug 28, 2023
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Short

How many websites use Short?

Short is active on 100+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Short been downloaded?

52,308 times in total since 2019.

When was Short last updated?

Version 1.7.5 came out on Aug 28, 2023 (3 years ago).

Is Short still maintained?

Its last release was 3 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Short have?

4.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews on WordPress.org. 75% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Short?

The themes most like Short, by the tags they share, are Storefront (90K+), Hestia (70K+) and Crio (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
E-commerce– of 4,603
Leader: Astra

Why it ranks where it does

WordPress.org search multiplies text relevance by these factors. Together: ×0.00.

Its search score has been falling since Feb 24, 2024, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.149of ×1.000
Falling since 2024-02-24: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.000of ×1.118
4 stars from 8 reviews.
Active installs×1.597
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	Short
Estimated installs	100+
Reported installs	100+
Rating	4.0
Reviews	8
Total downloads	52.3K
Author	themeansar
First released	Feb 27, 2019
Version	1.7.5
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	5.6
Last updated	Aug 28, 2023