Create Block Theme
by WordPress.org · WordPress.org page · Website
Create Block Theme has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 474,181 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Create Block Theme at a glance
Is Create Block Theme well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create a blank theme
- Create a new theme based on the currently active theme
- Create a child theme of the active parent theme
- Create a new style variation
- Export a theme
- Save user changed templates and styles to the active theme
- Expand the typography controls in the block inspector while authoring a theme (opt-in, under Editor preferences)
Create Block Theme reviews and ratings
37 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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A good solution for WordPress developers and not only.
I have been using this plugin since its inception.The first versions lacked functionality, there was a conceptual change in the paradigm and approach, now it is a very convenient solution for configuring and saving changes to the file system during the development of WordPress Gutenberg FSE sites. I am grateful to the developers for such a tool that allows you to solve many tasks without unnecessary effort, I recommend it to all developers who are starting their journey to FSE development. I will add even more: I have Clients, whos seen this tool at the development stage, asked to leave it for their use and they independently make global changes, after which they successfully export (commit) to the file system and these are people who have nothing to do with the code. They simply fell in love with Gutenberg, just like me, and work with it with love and pleasure.
Anatoliy Dovgun -
ブロックテーマを扱う際は必須のプラグイン
ブロックテーマで構築する際は、必須で入れるべきプラグインといえます。 ブロックテーマの複製やエクスポートが簡単に行えて便利です。
himecas -
Feature Request: Add file being modified by Create Block Theme
This post is more about a feature request than a rating which I think would be helpful to its users. Using Create Block Theme (CBT), I typically "Save Changes to Theme". When I click "Save Changes" it's not always clear which file(s) are being updated in the file system - I typically have to guess, e.g. that saving woo-commerce product catalog template using CBT is tied to archive-product.html. Is it possible to add a notice that show which files are being modified by CBT upon saving? The user could then understand what files are touched during the save.
stemsrus -
Best child theme plugin out there!!!!
Thank you!!!!! More people need to know about this plugin!!!!
neoswf -
just great!
After hours of setting up my blog with blocks I realized: I should really use a child theme. A practice I forgot after years of not dealing with wordpress. When I created the most basic child theme it did not inherit my settings either. This plugin did exactly that. It made a minimal child theme with all my settings intact. My only problem with it, that it instantly turn the child theme to be active and that is a risky behavior, but it did not cause problems.
Yzahkin -
Finally, a child theme plugin that actually keeps your custom settings!
I am using Twenty-Twenty Five as my parent theme. I tried WP Child Theme Generator and Child Theme Configurator which both promised to keep my parent theme settings, but neither actually kept very many of them and I would've had to re-set all my custom settings from scratch again By contrast, this plugin worked so quickly and effectively, after I pressed the "create" button, I was directed to my home page in the editor, and I thought "Did that do anything? I didn't have to wait very long and my site looks exactly the same." Sure enough, a twenty-twenty-five child theme has appeared and was activated already. All I had to do was tell the child theme which navigation menus to use manually. My old menus were still there but the spot for them was left blank. Couple of clicks and it was exactly the same. Much better than the other two plugins I tried by a long shot!
thenotenetwork
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Details
A WordPress plugin to create block themes.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block-theme
- theme
- themes
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- Version
- 2.10.1
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- First published
- Jun 16, 2022
- Requires WordPress
- 6.8
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Create Block Theme FAQ
What does Create Block Theme do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Create Block Theme offers Create a blank theme, Create a new theme based on the currently active theme, Create a child theme of the active parent theme, Create a new style variation and Export a theme.
How many active installs does Create Block Theme have?
WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Create Block Theme as of September 7, 2026.
Is Create Block Theme still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on June 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Does Create Block Theme have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Create Block Theme are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Create Block Theme free?
Create Block Theme is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.