Best child themes plugins for WordPress
The most popular child themes 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 Child Theme Creator by Orbisius (10K+) and Childify Me (8K+). All 6 plugins tagged “child themes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 child themes plugins
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Child Theme ConfiguratorThe most installed child themes 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.
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.
- 3.
Childify Me8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 32 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
BNS Theme Add-Ins10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
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Wpp Easy Child Generator10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 6 plugins tagged “child themes”
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
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
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
BNS Theme Add-Ins
Up in the last 7 days:7,047#40,745by Edward Caissie10 years ago
Extend the capabilities of WordPress Parent-Themes and Child-Themes
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wpp Easy Child Generator
#46,733by piyushkapoor78611 years ago
wpp easy Child Generator is a sidebar widget that create child theme of your selected theme.Plugins supports the selection of theme and use .
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day