Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Elara currently ranks #3046 in the WordPress.org popular themes list.
- Its best position in our tracking is #3040, first reached on Aug 6, 2026.
- The latest release, v1.7, shipped on Jan 1, 2025 (583 days ago) — release #17 since the theme joined the directory in 2018.
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Details
| Author | lyrathemes |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.7 |
| Versions released | 17 |
| Last updated | 2025-01-01 |
| Added to directory | 2018-02-22 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2026-07-23 |
Description
Elara is a beautiful, featured packed, simple blogging theme. It is most suited for food blogs or fashion blogs, but can be used for a variety of purposes. Elara has a special front page that features multiple sidebar positions (top or bottom), a banner or a posts slider, featured categories, and a highlight post. You can also optionally hide the banner/slider completely. It supports a special category template, a full width page template, post sidebar positions (top or bottom), and video format posts. Elara comes built-in with social media icons / menus, as well as Instagram feed integration (with Social Images Widget). You also get several widget locations, such as two special full width widgets on the front page, sidebar widgets, header and footer widgets. The theme comes with built-in support for two of the most popular contact form plugins: Contact Form 7 and WPForms Lite. Elara is backed by world class, one-on-one support, and a super active team of developers and designers ready to help!
Frequently asked questions
Is Elara a free theme?
Yes — Elara is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Elara a block theme or a classic theme?
Elara is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use Elara?
WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs.
How popular is Elara?
As of August 7, 2026, Elara ranks #3046 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #3040.
When was Elara last updated?
Elara was last updated on January 1, 2025 (version 1.7). It has shipped 17 releases in total.
Who makes Elara?
Elara is developed by lyrathemes. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in February 2018.
