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Download Theme

by Metagauss · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.2 Tested up to WP 6.8.8

Download Theme has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 133,486 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 23, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Download Theme at a glance

Active installs
4,000+
Total downloads
133,486
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Download Theme well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Just activate this plugin
  • You can see Download link on each theme box on Appearance page
  • Click on any of them and that theme’s zip will be downloaded to your computer

Download Theme reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

7 reviews

5★
5
4★
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1

  • Doesn't work with one theme

    I couldn't use it because there was only one theme, so therefore, it wouldn't show since WordPress has a different view for a single active theme.

    Justin Moreland

  • Good plugin!

    This is a good plugin, it's saved me a lot of time. Thanks to author.

    Luan Nguyen

  • Simple

    Thank you for this nice plugin

    alphastore

  • Doesn't export changes

    This is great if you just want a copy of an unedited theme on hand, but any changes to the css stylesheet or the php, and the downloaded theme won't import back. You essentially need to redo any changes you've made to the php, which makes backing the theme up fairly redundant.

    reddhairing

  • Worked

    Worked (when you have 2+ themes installed)

    jave.web

  • Don't use it if you're on Linux

    Uses windows paths in the zip, so it's basically unusable if you are on Linux

    adelval

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Details

Download any theme from your WordPress admin panel's Appearance page by just one click!

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • download-theme
  • download-theme-zip
  • theme
  • theme-zip
  • themes

More from Metagauss

Version
1.1.2
Last updated
Apr 23, 2025
First published
Mar 5, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Download Theme FAQ

What does Download Theme do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Download Theme offers Just activate this plugin, You can see Download link on each theme box on Appearance page and Click on any of them and that theme’s zip will be downloaded to your computer.

How many active installs does Download Theme have?

WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Download Theme as of September 7, 2026.

Is Download Theme still maintained?

The last release was on April 23, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Download Theme free?

Download Theme is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.