Best child theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular child theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Child Theme Configurator leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of WP Child Theme Generator (20K+) and Child Theme Creator by Orbisius (10K+). All 19 plugins tagged “child theme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 child theme plugins
- 1.
Child Theme ConfiguratorThe most installed child theme plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 280 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
WP Child Theme Generator20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 19 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Child Theme Creator by Orbisius10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 44 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
Child Theme Wizard10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 36 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 5.
Generate Child Theme9K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 15 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
Childify Me8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 32 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 7.
Quick Child Theme Generator800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 8.
Child Theme Check700+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 9.
Child Theme Copy Settings100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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Inherit Theme Mods10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 19 plugins tagged “child theme”
Child Theme Configurator
#180by lilaeamedia1 year ago
When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes and customize styles, templates, functions and more.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.7(280)
- Downloads
- 542/day
WP Child Theme Generator
#1,255by WEN Solutions1 month ago
WP Child Theme Generator is an easy solution to all your WordPress child theme creating problems!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 206/day
Child Theme Creator by Orbisius
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,697by Svetoslav Marinov1 year ago
Create Child Themes quickly and easily from any theme that you have currently installed on your site/blog.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.0(44)
- Downloads
- 60/day
Child Theme Wizard
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,841by Jay Versluis4 months ago
Creates a child theme from any installed parent theme with just one click.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(36)
- Downloads
- 61/day
Generate Child Theme
#2,237by Catch Themes5 months ago
Create child themes of any WordPress themes effortlessly with Generate Child Theme.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.3(15)
- Downloads
- 52/day
Childify Me
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,423by Rocco Aliberti1 year ago
Create a child-theme from the Theme Customizer.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.6(32)
- Downloads
- 25/day
Quick Child Theme Generator
Down in the last 7 days:2#7,394by Ajay Kumar3 years ago
Quick Child Theme Generator is a WordPress plugin and it is helpful for creating child themes quickly.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Child Theme Check
Down in the last 7 days:39#7,700by Torsten Landsiedel5 months ago
Warns you about outdated template files in your child theme and shows a diff view of the changes between parent and child theme template.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Child Theme Copy Settings
Up in the last 7 days:70#15,785by Long Nguyen7 years ago
This plugin helps you to copy the settings of the Customizer from the parent theme to the child theme easier.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Inherit Theme Mods
#29,188by KamataRyo10 years ago
'Inherit Theme Mods' enables to copy customizer properties from parent theme to child.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Include Parent Theme RTL CSS
#29,835by Sergey Biryukov14 years ago
Allows to include a parent theme RTL stylesheet for a child theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Site Specific CSS
#43,565by Luke Gedeon16 years ago
Add site specific CSS to each blog individually, instead of changing your theme or using a million child themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guan Mystique Theme Code Inserter
Up in the last 7 days:2,405#44,767by Makoto16 years ago
This plugin allows you to insert html code into Mystique theme without the need to hand code the original theme files.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Child Theme Creator
Up in the last 7 days:687#45,749by tarosnow10 years ago
Create a child theme properly in a single click!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Child My Theme
#57,662by Bss1 year ago
Child My Theme is an easy solution to create all your child theme!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChildMaker AI
Up in the last 7 days:14,522#58,113by Javier A. D. Castillo2 months ago
Create child themes quickly and easily from your WordPress admin panel — clean, simple, and safe.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NP Child Theme Generator
#61,141by Nikhil prabha2 years ago
This plugin allows you to generate a child theme for your active theme with a simple button click.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ChildForge Child Theme Builder
Down in the last 7 days:13,668#64,707by Kirtikumar Solanki2 months ago
Create WordPress child themes from the admin with enhanced generation controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mercenary Theme Modifications Automatic Importer
Down in the last 7 days:22,846#72,229by Raul Illana9 years ago
Mercenary Theme Modifications Automatic Importer
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day