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Generate Child Theme

by Catch Themes · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.3 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 7.4+

Generate Child Theme has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 143,073 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 27, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Generate Child Theme at a glance

Active installs
9,000+
Total downloads
143,073
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 Generate Child Theme well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
13%
2 of 15 reviews on WordPress.org

Generate Child Theme reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

15 reviews

5★
12
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
2

  • No Fear!

    If you're at all uncertain about this plugin, fear not; it's easy to use, and you get the peace of mind that comes with having a - very necessary - child theme. Highly recommended.

    ricardosilvestri

  • Does what it says on the tin

    It's simple and it works. If you have added some CSS in your theme customizer, be sure to copy that across to the new child theme.

    Cliff

  • Poor

    Thought it would be an easy fix instead of manually creating a child theme, but it didn't actually copy over the style sheet, so none of my featured images were showing anymore. When I tried to fix that, my site broke. Maybe it's good for people who are more technical than I am, but then you probably wouldn't need this plugin to begin with.

    kashka23

  • Child Theme plugin

    Great Catch plugin - does what it says - highly recommend it (used it on two sites and it was easy to use)

    paulman

  • simple and perfect

    thank you very much

    Jonas

  • Nice

    Excelent

    luisalvarez5

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Details

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

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

Tags

  • child theme
  • child theme generator
  • custom theme
  • design
  • theme

More from Catch Themes

Version
2.3
Last updated
May 27, 2026
First published
Feb 22, 2018
Requires WordPress
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Generate Child Theme FAQ

How many active installs does Generate Child Theme have?

WordPress.org reports 9,000+ active installs for Generate Child Theme as of September 7, 2026.

Is Generate Child Theme still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 27, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Generate Child Theme free?

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