Spartan

v1.2.59

by tskk · updated 12 years ago

Responsive WordPress Magazine theme with 3 home page layouts, 2 page layouts including a full width page template, featured posts slider, social icons, twitter updates, threaded comments, custom background, custom color…

Black Blue Brown Custom background Custom colors Custom header Custom menu Dark Editor style Featured image header

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

Total downloads: 170.3K; 170,292 all-time

Rating: 4.6/5; 5 reviews

First released: Jan 3, 2013; 14 years ago

Spartan at a glance

Spartan is a WordPress theme by tskk with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 from 5 reviews. Version 1.2.59 came out on May 14, 2014, more than 12 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

1 downloads · the last 30 days

Spartan Compare series

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

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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Ratings breakdown

4.6★★★★★5 reviews

5 ★4 (80%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★1 (20%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.7.

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.2.59
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Jan 3, 2013
Last updated: May 14, 2014
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Spartan

How many websites use Spartan?

Spartan 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 Spartan been downloaded?

170,292 times in total since 2013.

When was Spartan last updated?

Version 1.2.59 came out on May 14, 2014 (12 years ago).

Is Spartan still maintained?

Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Spartan have?

4.6 out of 5 from 5 reviews on WordPress.org. 80% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Spartan?

The themes most like Spartan, by the tags they share, are Custom (10K+), Weaver Xtreme (9K+) and Hestia (70K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

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

Black– of 586
Leader: The Bootstrap
Blue– of 602
Leader: The Bootstrap
Brown– of 153
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom colors– of 8,970
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 Nov 10, 2014, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2014-11-10: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.072of ×1.118
4.6 stars from 5 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	Spartan
Estimated installs	100+
Reported installs	100+
Rating	4.6
Reviews	5
Total downloads	170.3K
Author	tskk
First released	Jan 3, 2013
Version	1.2.59
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	May 14, 2014