Water Lily
v1.4by Christine Rondeau · updated 12 years ago
Water Lily is a minimal two column responsive theme designed to showcase artwork and photography using Masonry. It's simple for new users to set up and looks best with large images and a minimal sidebar. Once installed…
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- 100+
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 43.4K
- 43,436 all-time
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- 16 reviews
- First released
- Jun 10, 2014
- 12 years ago
Water Lily at a glance
Water Lily is a WordPress theme by Christine Rondeau with 100+ active installs. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 16 reviews. Version 1.4 came out on Jul 20, 2014, more than 12 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 stats1 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Water Lily |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| 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
Rank over time
Growth %
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+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
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Ratings breakdown
4.7★★★★★16 reviews
- 5 ★14 (88%)
- 4 ★1 (6%)
- 3 ★0 (0%)
- 2 ★0 (0%)
- 1 ★1 (6%)
About 4 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.4
- Requires WordPress
- –
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jun 10, 2014
- Last updated
- Jul 20, 2014
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Water Lily
How many websites use Water Lily?
Water Lily 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 Water Lily been downloaded?
43,436 times in total since 2014.
When was Water Lily last updated?
Version 1.4 came out on Jul 20, 2014 (12 years ago).
Is Water Lily still maintained?
Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained.
What rating does Water Lily have?
4.7 out of 5 from 16 reviews on WordPress.org. 88% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Water Lily?
The themes most like Water Lily, by the tags they share, are OceanWP (400K+), Twenty Sixteen (90K+) and Hestia (70K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | 100+ |
| Reported installs | 100+ |
| Rating | 4.7 |
| Reviews | 16 |
| Total downloads | 43.4K |
| Author | Christine Rondeau |
| First released | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Version | 1.4 |
| Requires WP | – |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jul 20, 2014 |
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