Straight Up

v1.0.4

by Kirk Wight · updated 14 years ago

Straight Up is a simple, clean blog-style theme with full-width header and footer. Based on _s by Automattic.

Blue Fixed Width Gray Right sidebar Sticky post Threaded comments Translation ready Two columns White

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Active installs: 40+; As WordPress.org reports it

Total downloads: 7.1K; 7,071 all-time

Rating: 5.0/5; 1 reviews

First released: Aug 4, 2012; 14 years ago

Straight Up at a glance

Straight Up is a WordPress theme by Kirk Wight with 40+ active installs. It’s rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.0.4 came out on Aug 3, 2012, more than 14 years ago. It was first released in 2012.

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Downloads over time

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Straight Up Compare series

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Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

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Active installs band

40+ on WordPress.org

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Nov 9, 2026	40+
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Oct 27, 2026	40+

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Ratings breakdown

5.0★★★★★1 reviews

5 ★1 (100%)
4 ★0 (0%)
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Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0.4
Requires WordPress: –
Requires PHP: –
First released: Aug 4, 2012
Last updated: Aug 3, 2012
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about Straight Up

How many websites use Straight Up?

Straight Up is active on 40+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher.

How many times has Straight Up been downloaded?

7,071 times in total since 2012.

When was Straight Up last updated?

Version 1.0.4 came out on Aug 3, 2012 (14 years ago).

Is Straight Up still maintained?

Its last release was 14 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.

What rating does Straight Up have?

5.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Straight Up?

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

Rank in its tags

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

Blue– of 602
Leader: The Bootstrap
Fixed Width– of 777
Gray– of 361
Leader: Melos Business
Right sidebar– of 11,239
Leader: Astra
Sticky post– of 8,276
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 Jan 30, 2013, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2013-01-30: 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 1 reviews.
Active installs×1.230
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	Straight Up
Estimated installs	40+
Reported installs	40+
Rating	5.0
Reviews	1
Total downloads	7.1K
Author	Kirk Wight
First released	Aug 4, 2012
Version	1.0.4
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Aug 3, 2012

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