Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data
- Go currently ranks #30 and has stayed inside the top 50 in every daily snapshot since Sep 17, 2024 (754 snapshots).
- Its best position in our tracking is #25, first reached on Jun 18, 2025.
- It is averaging 171 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 1% versus the month before (169/day).
- The latest release, v1.8.18, shipped on Sep 22, 2025 (392 days ago) — release #58 since the theme joined the directory in 2020.
Performance · Google Lighthouse, official wordpress.org demo
| Mobile | Desktop | |
| Largest Contentful Paint | 3.0 s | 0.8 s |
| First Contentful Paint | 2.6 s | 0.7 s |
| Total Blocking Time | 0 ms | 0 ms |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.006 | 0.023 |
| Page weight | 155.5 KB | 155.5 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 Oct 2, 2026. Scores vary ±5 between runs. Run a live test ↗
Ranking history
Ranking history — data table
| Date | Ranking history |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | #30 |
| 2026-09-30 | #31 |
| 2026-08-31 | #31 |
| 2026-07-31 | #30 |
| 2026-06-30 | #31 |
| 2026-05-31 | #28 |
| 2026-04-30 | #33 |
| 2026-03-31 | #32 |
| 2026-02-28 | #31 |
| 2026-01-31 | #28 |
| 2025-12-31 | #32 |
| 2025-11-30 | #30 |
| 2025-10-31 | #28 |
| 2025-09-30 | #28 |
| 2025-08-31 | #29 |
| 2025-07-31 | #28 |
| 2025-06-30 | #29 |
| 2025-05-31 | #30 |
| 2025-04-30 | #31 |
| 2025-03-31 | #30 |
| 2025-02-28 | #30 |
| 2025-01-31 | #28 |
| 2024-12-31 | #28 |
| 2024-11-30 | #30 |
| 2024-10-31 | #28 |
| 2024-09-30 | #28 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Active installs
Active installs — data table
| Date | Active installs |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 40,000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 50,000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 50,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 50,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 50,000 |
| 2026-05-31 | 50,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | 50,000 |
| 2026-03-31 | 50,000 |
| 2026-02-28 | 60,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | 60,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | 60,000 |
| 2025-11-30 | 60,000 |
| 2025-10-31 | 60,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 60,000 |
| 2025-08-31 | 60,000 |
| 2025-07-31 | 70,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | 70,000 |
| 2025-05-31 | 70,000 |
| 2025-04-30 | 70,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | 70,000 |
| 2025-02-28 | 70,000 |
| 2025-01-31 | 70,000 |
| 2024-12-31 | 70,000 |
| 2024-11-30 | 70,000 |
| 2024-10-31 | 70,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 70,000 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Downloads per day
Downloads per day — data table
| Date | Downloads per day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 117 |
| 2026-09-30 | 199 |
| 2026-08-31 | 194 |
| 2026-07-31 | 197 |
| 2026-06-30 | 172 |
| 2026-05-31 | 118 |
| 2026-04-30 | 231 |
| 2026-03-31 | 927 |
| 2026-02-28 | 652 |
| 2026-01-31 | 488 |
| 2025-12-31 | 514 |
| 2025-11-30 | 429 |
| 2025-10-31 | 707 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,003 |
| 2025-08-31 | 501 |
| 2025-07-31 | 771 |
| 2025-06-30 | 535 |
| 2025-05-31 | 432 |
| 2025-04-30 | 706 |
| 2025-03-31 | 605 |
| 2025-02-28 | 344 |
| 2025-01-31 | 258 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2,124 |
| 2024-11-30 | 98 |
| 2024-10-31 | 122 |
| 2024-09-30 | 439 |
| 2024-08-31 | 118 |
Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.
Details
| Author | GoDaddy |
|---|---|
| Current version | 1.8.18 |
| Versions released | 58 |
| Last updated | 2025-09-22 |
| Added to directory | 2020-01-16 |
| Requires WordPress | — |
| Requires PHP | 5.6+ |
| Type | Classic theme |
| First tracked here | 2024-09-17 |
Description
Go is an innovative, Gutenberg-first WordPress theme, hyper-focused on empowering makers to build beautifully rich websites with WordPress.
Frequently asked questions
How many websites use Go?
WordPress.org reports 40K+ active installs.
How popular is Go?
As of October 19, 2026, Go ranks #30 in the WordPress.org popular themes list. Its best position in our tracking is #25.
When was Go last updated?
Go was last updated on September 22, 2025 (version 1.8.18). It has shipped 58 releases in total.
Who makes Go?
Go is developed by GoDaddy. It joined the WordPress.org theme directory in January 2020.
How fast is Go?
On the official WordPress.org demo, Go scores 90/100 for mobile performance in Google Lighthouse and 99/100 for desktop (tested October 2026).
