WP Child Theme Generator is a powerful yet beginner-friendly WordPress plugin that lets you create a child theme from any installed WordPress theme — no coding required.
Whether you’re a developer or just getting started, this plugin makes it easy to create and customize child themes with just a few clicks. It’s perfect for anyone who wants to safely modify theme files without affecting the parent theme.
📽️ Video Tutorial – How to Generate a Child Theme?
https://youtu.be/yVesUtRJZLQ
🔧 Two Easy Ways to Generate a Child Theme
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One-click Child Theme Generator – Instantly create a basic child theme with default settings.\
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Custom Child Theme Creator – Modify child theme details like name, version, author, and author URL before generating.
With these flexible options, you can quickly build a child theme and start customizing your website safely and efficiently.
✅ Key Features
✔️ Easy-to-use interface – Designed for both beginners and developers\
⚡ One-click setup – Create a child theme instantly\
✍️ Custom child theme settings – Customize theme name, description, version, author, and more\
🧩 Supports all WordPress themes – Works with any theme installed on your site\
🚫 No coding required – No need to manually edit functions.php or style.css\
🪶 Lightweight & performance-friendly – Won’t slow down your website
💡 Why Use WP Child Theme Generator?
Creating a child theme is considered best practice when you want to:
- Customize theme files without losing changes after updates
- Add custom CSS, functions, or templates safely
- Keep the parent theme untouched for easy maintenance
Whether you’re managing a client site or tweaking your personal blog, WP Child Theme Generator is the hassle-free way to generate a WordPress child theme.
📚 Documentation & Resources
🔗 Plugin Page:
https://wensolutions.com/plugins/wp-child-theme-generator/
📖 Full Documentation:
https://wensolutions.com/docs-category/wp-child-theme-generator/
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Search for
WP Child Theme Generator
- Click
Install Now
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Add New' in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the 'Upload' area
- Select
wp-child-theme-generator.zip
from your computer
- Click 'Install Now'
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
wp-child-theme-generator.zip
- Extract the
wp-child-theme-generator
directory to your computer
- Upload the
wp-child-theme-generator
directory to the /wp-content/plugins/
directory
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
= 1.1.4 =\
Release Date: 23rd July 2025
- Minor security and compatibility improvements
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Tested upto WP v6.8
= 1.1.3 =\
Release Date: 13th September 2024
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Fixed Arbitrary File Upload issue
= 1.1.2 =\
Release Date: 20th June, 2
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Minor fix - added condition to check for parent Screenshots
1.1.1
Release Date: 12th June, 2024
- Added a condition to check the file type of the file submitted by form
1.1.0
Release Date: 12th April, 2024
- Fixed plugin general errors
- Fixed Plugin security errors
- Compatibility tested with WordPress 6.5
1.0.9
Release Date: 18th January, 2024
- Compatibility tested with WordPress 6.4.
1.0.8
Release Date: 3rd July, 2023
- Compatibility tested with WordPress 6.0.
1.0.7
Release Date: 17th June, 2022
- Compatibility tested with WordPress 6.0.
1.0.6
Release Date: November 26, 2020
- Fixes: Fatal Error if theme name consist dot
.
character. When Clicking Create & Activate with that type of theme name, then it gives fatal error.
1.0.5
Release Date: December 3, 2019
- Compatibility Tested upto 5.3
1.0.4
1.0.3
Release Date: 11th July, 2019
Fixes:
- Minor PHP Notice fixes.
- Compatibility tested upto WordPress 5.2.2.
1.0.2
1.0.1
- Made the plugin compatible with WordPress 4.6
- Added pointers for better instructions and explanation of settings.
1.0.0