Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Twenty Seventeen currently ranks #15 and has stayed inside the top 50 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (687 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #10, first reached on Oct 19, 2024.
- It accounts for roughly 2.7% of all active installs across the themes we track.
- It is averaging 3,595 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 7% versus the month before (3,362/day).
- The latest release, v4.1, shipped on May 20, 2026 (83 days ago) — release #32 since the theme joined the directory in 2016.
- Beyond WordPress.org, BuiltWith detects 296,656 live sites running Twenty Seventeen across the web, including 1,522 of the one million most-visited sites.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 2.1 s | 0.4 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 1.4 s | 0.3 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Page weight | 627.2 KB | 641.4 KB |
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
Ranking history
Active installs
Downloads per day
Details
| Author | WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Current version | 4.1 |
| Versions released | 32 |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20 |
| Added to directory | 2016-12-06 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7+ |
| Requires PHP | 5.2.4+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Twenty Seventeen brings your site to life with header video and immersive featured images. With a focus on business sites, it features multiple sections on the front page as well as widgets, navigation and social menus, a logo, and more. Personalize its asymmetrical grid with a custom color scheme and showcase your multimedia content with post formats. Our default theme for 2017 works great in many languages, for any abilities, and on any device.
Frequently asked questions
Is Twenty Seventeen a free theme?
Yes — Twenty Seventeen is a free, open-source (GPL) theme distributed through the official WordPress.org directory.
Is Twenty Seventeen a block theme or a classic theme?
Twenty Seventeen is a classic theme: it uses the traditional Customizer/widgets workflow rather than WordPress Full Site Editing.
How many websites use Twenty Seventeen?
WordPress.org reports 300K+ active installs. BuiltWith independently detects 296,656 live websites running Twenty Seventeen.
How popular is Twenty Seventeen?
As of August 11, 2026, Twenty Seventeen ranks #15 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #10.
When was Twenty Seventeen last updated?
Twenty Seventeen was last updated on May 20, 2026 (version 4.1). It has shipped 32 releases in total.
Who makes Twenty Seventeen?
Twenty Seventeen is developed by WordPress.org. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in December 2016.
How fast is Twenty Seventeen?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Twenty Seventeen scores 99/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 100/100 for desktop (tested August 2026).
