Sixteen

v1.7.4

by InkHive · updated 8 years ago

Sixteen is an Artistic theme suitable for most sites. Sixteen is Fully Responsive in Nature and Retina Ready. It supports header image with a parallax effect. Sixteen supports woocommerce plugin. So, that you can create…

Blog Custom background Custom header Custom menu Editor style Featured images Full width template Grid layout Left sidebar Photography

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Active installs: 700+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 487.4K; 487,413 all-time

Rating: 4.5/5; 39 reviews

First released: Oct 15, 2013; 13 years ago

Sixteen at a glance

Sixteen is a WordPress theme by InkHive with 700+ active installs. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 39 reviews. Version 1.7.4 came out on Sep 7, 2018, more than 8 years ago. It was first released in 2013.

Chart time range

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

Downloads over time

Download stats

18 downloads · the last 30 days

Sixteen Compare series

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

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

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Rank over time

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Growth %

Growth shows once there are two days of estimated installs.

Active installs band

700+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	700+
Nov 8, 2026	700+
Nov 7, 2026	700+
Nov 6, 2026	700+
Nov 5, 2026	700+
Nov 4, 2026	700+
Nov 3, 2026	700+
Nov 2, 2026	700+
Nov 1, 2026	700+
Oct 31, 2026	700+
Oct 30, 2026	700+
Oct 29, 2026	700+
Oct 28, 2026	700+
Oct 27, 2026	700+

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Ratings breakdown

4.5★★★★★39 reviews

5 ★31 (79%)
4 ★2 (5%)
3 ★2 (5%)
2 ★4 (10%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.7.4
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Oct 15, 2013
Last updated: Sep 7, 2018
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Sixteen

How many websites use Sixteen?

Sixteen is active on 700+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Sixteen been downloaded?

487,413 times in total since 2013.

When was Sixteen last updated?

Version 1.7.4 came out on Sep 7, 2018 (8 years ago).

Is Sixteen still maintained?

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

What rating does Sixteen have?

4.5 out of 5 from 39 reviews on WordPress.org. 79% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Sixteen?

The themes most like Sixteen, by the tags they share, are Hestia (70K+), Bravada (10K+) and Parabola (10K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where Sixteen 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 header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five
Editor style– of 7,917
Leader: Twenty Twenty-Five

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 Mar 6, 2019, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.004of ×1.000
Falling since 2019-03-06: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.061of ×1.118
4.5 stars from 39 reviews.
Active installs×2.422
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.727of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

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Metric	Sixteen
Estimated installs	700+
Reported installs	700+
Rating	4.5
Reviews	39
Total downloads	487.4K
Author	InkHive
First released	Oct 15, 2013
Version	1.7.4
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Sep 7, 2018