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4.8★ (560 ratings) · Current rank #29
Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Hestia currently ranks #29 and has stayed inside the top 50 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (688 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #26, first reached on Jan 29, 2026.
- It accounts for roughly 0.7% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 1,037 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 189% versus the month before (358/day).
- The latest release, v3.3.5, shipped on Jul 28, 2026 (15 days ago) — release #154 since the theme joined the directory in 2017.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 85,272 live sites running Hestia across the web, including 518 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 7.3 s | 1.4 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 3.6 s | 0.8 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.255 |
| Page weight | 1.1 MB | 1.2 MB |
Lab (Lighthouse) data measured on the official demo at wp-themes.com, where every theme serves identical content — so scores isolate the theme's own CSS/JS payload. Tested Aug 3, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Real-world usage · live sites, via BuiltWith
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Details
| Author | Themeisle |
|---|---|
| Current version | 3.3.5 |
| Versions released | 154 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28 |
| Added to directory | 2017-05-19 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.4.0+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Hestia is a modern WordPress theme for professionals. It fits creative business, small businesses (restaurants, wedding planners, sport/medical shops), startups, corporate businesses, online agencies and firms, portfolios, ecommerce (WooCommerce), and freelancers. It has a multipurpose one-page design, widgetized footer, blog/news page and a clean look, is compatible with: Flat Parallax Slider, Photo Gallery, Travel Map and Elementor Page Builder . The theme is responsive, WPML, Retina ready, SEO friendly, and uses Material Kit for design.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hestia a free theme?
Yes — Hestia is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory. The author also offers a paid upgrade with additional features.
Is Hestia a block theme or a classic theme?
Hestia is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use Hestia?
WordPress.org reports 80K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 85,272 live websites running Hestia.
How popular is Hestia?
As of August 12, 2026, Hestia ranks #29 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #26.
When was Hestia last updated?
Hestia was last updated on July 28, 2026 (version 3.3.5). It has shipped 154 releases in total.
Who makes Hestia?
Hestia is developed by Themeisle. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in May 2017.
How fast is Hestia?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Hestia scores 65/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 82/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
