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Generate Child Theme
by Catch Themes 4.3 (15 reviews)

Generate Child Theme

Create child themes of any WordPress themes effortlessly with Generate Child Theme.

Generate Child Theme ranks #2,234 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, a 4.3/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated May 27, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)
v2.3 Current Version v2.3
Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 27 May, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Top 5% by installs Downloads -28.3% this week
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Rank
#2,234
— No change
Active Installs
9K+
-5.5%
KW Avg Position
18
0.2 worse
Downloads
143.8K
+3 today
Support Resolved
0%
— No change
Rating
86%
Review 4.3 out of 5
4.3 (15 reviews)

Next Milestone 10K

Total Progress 72.7%
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Rank Changes

2,228 2,236 2,243 2,251 2,258 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
2,228 2,238 2,248 2,257 2,267 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

0 100 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
0 100 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
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Reviews & Ratings

4.3
15 reviews
Overall 86%
5
12 (80%)
4
0 (0%)
3
0 (0%)
2
1 (7%)
1
2 (13%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

  1. Generate Child Theme [generate-child-theme] < 2.0.1

    CVE-2024-31279 · Fixed in v2.0.1

  2. Generate Child Theme [generate-child-theme] < 1.6

    CVE-2021-24752 · Fixed in v1.6

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Plugin Details

Version
2.3
Last Updated
May 27, 2026
Requires WP
5.9+
Tested Up To
7.0.4
PHP Version
7.4 or higher
Author
Catch Themes

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews
15
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

Keywords

child theme child theme generator custom theme design theme

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to create a child theme without editing code. It solves the problem of manually coding a child theme by generating one from any installed parent theme using a simple form.

  • Create child theme from any installed theme
  • Select parent theme
  • Set child theme name
  • Set theme description
  • Set author field
  • Set version field
  • No coding required
  • No configuration required

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Generate Child Theme

Generate Child Theme has 9,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Generate Child Theme holds a 4.3 out of 5 star rating based on 15 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Generate Child Theme is developed by Catch Themes and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Generate Child Theme requires WordPress 5.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Generate Child Theme has been downloaded 143,751+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Generate Child Theme is 2.3. It was last updated on May 27, 2026.
Yes. Generate Child Theme is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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