Is Twenty Eleven free?

Yes, Twenty Eleven is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use Twenty Eleven?

Twenty Eleven has 70K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Twenty Eleven alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Twenty Eleven include Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Twenty Twenty-Four. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Twenty Eleven work with the latest WordPress?

Twenty Eleven requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Twenty Eleven — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, Twenty Eleven is a WordPress theme with 70K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 50 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.5M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.6/550 reviews

70K+active installs

7.5M+total downloads

15 yearssince 2011

Overview

The 2011 theme for WordPress is sophisticated, lightweight, and adaptable. Make it yours with a custom menu, header image, and background -- then go further with available theme options for light or dark color scheme, custom link colors, and three layout choices. Twenty Eleven comes equipped with a Showcase page template that transforms your front page into a showcase to show off your best content, widget support galore (sidebar, three footer areas, and a Showcase page widget area), and a custom "Ephemera" widget to display your Aside, Link, Quote, or Status posts. Included are styles for print and for the admin editor, support for featured images (as custom header images on posts and pages and as large images on featured "sticky" posts), and special styles for six different post formats.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.650 reviews

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39

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Recent Reviews

Simple and functional. Nothing to add!

by vizualni·3 years ago

I love this theme for its simplyness. No design bullsh*t, just clean code and functionality. I also use it with the classic editor and the classic widgets plugin, which I also highly recommend.

Simple but beautiful

by armaniiiii1400·5 years ago

Troubleshooting must be done. For example, the «previous» and «next» buttons do not work in mobile version. Thank you very much for updating this theme

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No support, lots of problems

by yxda·5 years ago

No support, lots of problems.

Still using, love it!

by madriverweb·5 years ago

I’m pleased to see the other recent review solid as a rock. I loved this theme when it came out, still use it on four sites, three of which are non-profits (and therefore don’t have much in the budget for changes), and am thankful it is still being supported. I use a child theme with my own mods. Contrary to what a recent negative review noted, I love that the featured image appears in the header. That allows having a random image show or a specific image specified by post. In fact I sought out other newer themes that could do the same and located Genesis Essence Pro if anyone is interested. I do wish the header image wasn’t “squeezed” into the customizer because I have hundreds of images on one site.

Solid as a rock

by plimfec·5 years ago

Still using this one for a couple of websites. For years and years now. Solid as a rock. Works with my child theme, no problems. Thanks very much for keeping this theme up.