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Generate Child Theme · Version history

Generate Child Theme changelog and version history

Latest version
2.3
May 27, 2026 (5 months ago)
Releases
20
since 2018
In the last year
2
about one every 79 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20183 releases
  • 20193 releases
  • 20202 releases
  • 20213 releases
  • 20222 releases
  • 20232 releases
  • 20242 releases
  • 20251 release
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 2.3Latest

    • Bug Fixed: Security improvements — input sanitization and nonce verification hardened throughout
    • Bug Fixed: Child theme file generation now uses WordPress Filesystem API instead of file_put_contents()
    • Bug Fixed: Scripts now load in the footer; hardcoded version strings replaced with plugin version constant
    • Bug Fixed: Broken “Free Plugins” sidebar links
    • Bug Fixed: PHP 8 deprecation notice from non-static method called statically
    • Code: Strict comparisons and PHPCS compliance throughout
    • Compatibility check up to version 7.0
  2. Generate Child Theme 2.2

    • Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.file_system_operations_mkdir
    • Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment
    • Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch
    • Bug Fixed: plugin_header_invalid_plugin_uri
    • Bug Fixed: outdated_tested_upto_header
    • Compatibility check up to version 7.0

20251 release

  1. Generate Child Theme 2.1.1

    • Compatibility check up to version 6.8

20242 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 2.1

    • Compatibility check up to version 6.5
  2. Generate Child Theme 2.0.1

    • Bug Fixed: CSRF vulnerability while generating child theme (Reported by: Darius Sveikauskas https://patchstack.com)

20232 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 2.0

    • Compatibility check up to version 6.4
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.9

    • Bug Fixed: Issue when child theme name starts from integer

20222 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 1.8

    • Compatibility check up to version 6.1
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.7

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.9

20213 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 1.6

    • Bug Fixed: Security issue on ajax calls
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.5.3

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.8
  3. Generate Child Theme 1.5.2

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.7

20202 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 1.5.1

    • Bug Fixed: Issue in add new theme page
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.5

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.4

20193 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 1.4

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.3
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.3

    • Added: Option to turn off Catch Themes and Catch Plugins tabs
    • Compatibility check up to version 5.2
    • Updated: Catch Themes and Catch Plugins tabs displaying code
  3. Generate Child Theme 1.2

    • Compatibility check up to version 5.1

20183 releases

  1. Generate Child Theme 1.1

    • Added: Catch Themes and Catch Plugins tabs in Add themes and Add plugins page respectively
    • Added: Themes by Catch Themes section under Themes panel in customizer
    • Compatibility check up to version 5.0
  2. Generate Child Theme 1.0.1

    • Compatibility check up to version 4.9.5
    • Update: Moved domain from catchplugins.com to catchplugins.com
  3. Generate Child Theme 1.0.0

    • Initial Release

Questions about Generate Child Theme’s releases

What is the latest version of Generate Child Theme?

2.3, released on May 27, 2026 (5 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Generate Child Theme updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 79 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2018.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Generate Child Theme’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.