Spot

v1.5

by Tim Nicholson · updated 10 years ago

Spot by XtremelySocial is an adaptation of the "Spot" theme by Blacktie.co. It is a modern, fully responsive, "flat" style theme with a nice color palette, big full-width images, and full-width colored sections. The nav…

Black Blue Custom background Custom header Custom menu Featured image header Featured images Flexible header Fluid Layout Full width template

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

Total downloads: 39.1K; 39,149 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 2 reviews

First released: May 29, 2014; 12 years ago

Spot at a glance

Spot is a WordPress theme by Tim Nicholson with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.5 came out on Apr 20, 2016, more than 10 years ago. It was first released in 2014.

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

Spot Compare series

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Date	Spot
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	1
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	0
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 %

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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

5.0★★★★★2 reviews

5 ★2 (100%)
4 ★0 (0%)
3 ★0 (0%)
2 ★0 (0%)
1 ★0 (0%)

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.5
Requires WordPress: 4.3
Requires PHP: –
First released: May 29, 2014
Last updated: Apr 20, 2016
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Spot

How many websites use Spot?

Spot 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 Spot been downloaded?

39,149 times in total since 2014.

When was Spot last updated?

Version 1.5 came out on Apr 20, 2016 (10 years ago).

Is Spot still maintained?

Its last release was 10 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Spot have?

5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Spot?

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

Rank in its tags

Where Spot 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
Custom background– of 11,066
Leader: Kadence
Custom header– of 8,611
Leader: GeneratePress
Custom menu– of 13,410
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 Oct 17, 2016, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.001of ×1.000
Falling since 2016-10-17: more than 180 days without an update.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.118
5 stars from 2 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	Spot
Estimated installs	100+
Reported installs	100+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	2
Total downloads	39.1K
Author	Tim Nicholson
First released	May 29, 2014
Version	1.5
Requires WP	4.3
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Apr 20, 2016