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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Child Theme Plugins for WordPress

20 plugins are tagged “child theme” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Child Theme Configurator with 300K+ active installs.

Plugins in category20
#1 by installsChild Theme Configura…
Top-20 installs358.7K+
Avg. health (this page)42/100

20 Child Theme plugins

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Best Child Theme Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Child Theme Configurator Child Theme Configurator When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes… by lilaeamedia 300K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (280) 1 year ago 47
2 WP Child Theme Generator WP Child Theme Generator WP Child Theme Generator is an easy solution to all your WordPress child theme creating… by WEN Solutions 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (19) 1 week ago 84
3 Child Theme Creator by Orbisius Child Theme Creator by Orbisius Create Child Themes quickly and easily from any theme that you have currently installed on… by Svetoslav Marinov 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (44) 2 years ago 45
4 Child Theme Wizard Child Theme Wizard Creates a child theme from any installed parent theme with just one click. by Jay Versluis 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (36) 3 months ago 75
5 Generate Child Theme Generate Child Theme Create child themes of any WordPress themes effortlessly with Generate Child Theme. by Catch Themes 9K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (15) 4 months ago 66
6 Childify Me Childify Me Create a child-theme from the Theme Customizer. by Rocco Aliberti 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (32) 2 years ago 36
7 Quick Child Theme Generator Quick Child Theme Generator Quick Child Theme Generator is a WordPress plugin and it is helpful for creating child… by Ajay Kumar 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5) 4 years ago 39
8 Child Theme Check Child Theme Check Warns you about outdated template files in your child theme and shows a diff view of the… by Torsten Landsiedel 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 4 months ago 67
9 Child Theme Copy Settings Child Theme Copy Settings This plugin helps you to copy the settings of the Customizer from the parent theme to the… by Long Nguyen 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9) 7 years ago 37
10 Inherit Theme Mods Inherit Theme Mods 'Inherit Theme Mods' enables to copy customizer properties from parent theme to child. by KamataRyo 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 30
11 Include Parent Theme RTL CSS Include Parent Theme RTL CSS Allows to include a parent theme RTL stylesheet for a child theme. by Sergey Biryukov 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 14 years ago 23
12 Simple Child Theme Creator Simple Child Theme Creator Create a child theme properly in a single click! by tarosnow 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 23
13 Site Specific CSS Site Specific CSS Add site specific CSS to each blog individually, instead of changing your theme or using a… by Luke Gedeon 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
14 Guan Mystique Theme Code Inserter Guan Mystique Theme Code Inserter This plugin allows you to insert html code into Mystique theme without the need to hand… by Makoto 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 23
15 Mercenary Theme Modifications Automatic Importer Mercenary Theme Modifications Automatic Importer Mercenary Theme Modifications Automatic Importer by Raul Illana <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 years ago 21
16 Easy Theme Child Easy Theme Child A fast and easy child theme generator in just one click. by Garvit Shrestha <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 7 years ago 21
17 NP Child Theme Generator NP Child Theme Generator This plugin allows you to generate a child theme for your active theme with a simple button… by Nikhil prabha <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 31
18 Child My Theme Child My Theme Child My Theme is an easy solution to create all your child theme! by Bss <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 30
19 ChildMaker AI ChildMaker AI Create child themes quickly and easily from your WordPress admin panel — clean, simple, and… by Javier A. D. Castillo <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 60
20 ChildForge Child Theme Builder ChildForge Child Theme Builder Create WordPress child themes from the admin with enhanced generation controls. by Kirtikumar Solanki <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 55

Top Child Theme plugins, head to head

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Child Theme ConfiguratorChild Theme Configura… vs WP Child Theme GeneratorWP Child Theme Genera… Child Theme ConfiguratorChild Theme Configura… vs Child Theme Creator by OrbisiusChild Theme Creator b… Child Theme ConfiguratorChild Theme Configura… vs Child Theme WizardChild Theme Wizard WP Child Theme GeneratorWP Child Theme Genera… vs Child Theme Creator by OrbisiusChild Theme Creator b… WP Child Theme GeneratorWP Child Theme Genera… vs Child Theme WizardChild Theme Wizard Child Theme Creator by OrbisiusChild Theme Creator b… vs Child Theme WizardChild Theme Wizard

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular child theme plugin for WordPress?

Child Theme Configurator is the most popular child theme plugin with 300K+ active installs and a 4.7/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many child theme plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 20 plugins tagged “child theme” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which child theme plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Child Theme Wizard has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 36 reviews.

Are these child theme plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 20 child theme plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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