Child Theme Configurator
by lilaeamedia · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 300.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes and customize styles, templates, functions and more.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale
Active installs
300K+
≈390K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom styles” and “theme” for “backtrace” and “theme customization”. “custom styles” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backtrace” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “theme” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “theme customization” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
68 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300K of 7.2M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 508 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 280 reviews, smoothed to 4.61★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| configurator | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| backtrace | #4 | #2 | 0 |
| child theme your tag | #7 | #3 | down 1 |
| child themes your tag | #8 | #5 | down 2 |
| child theme generate | #3 | #1 | — |
| child your tag | #9 | #5 | down 1 |
| product configurator | #6 | #4 | up 1 |
| child pages | #10 | #5 | 0 |
| child theme check | #6 | #3 | 0 |
| theme customization | #11 | #8 | 0 |
| theme development | #12 | #10 | down 2 |
| theme color | #12 | #7 | up 1 |
| create child theme | #8 | #4 | 0 |
| theme your tag | #24 | #17 | down 4 |
| preview theme | #15 | #14 | down 1 |
| child post | #9 | #5 | down 1 |
| bloginfo | #15 | #7 | down 1 |
| customize theme | #17 | #11 | down 3 |
| syntax highlighter | #17 | #8 | up 1 |
| default theme | #18 | #15 | down 3 |
| custom styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
114 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 84 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom styles” and “theme” for “backtrace” and “theme customization”. “custom styles” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “backtrace” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “theme” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “theme customization” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 280.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.9 years ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 11 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ro7mo ago
I’ve been using it for a long time, it works perfectly. Lo uso hace tiempo, funciona perfecto.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cengoguven9mo ago
So simple to use and it was so helpful that I couldn’t manage my child theme modifications without it. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matheusmorison1.9y ago
Excelente plugin, funciona perfeitamente. Só uma sugestão: Poderia ter um ambiente simplificado para criar o tema filho. Porque devido a muitas funções que aparecem, pode acabar confundindo muita gente e acaba não sabendo utilizar. Tivesse apenas um botão de gerar o tema filho e uma opção avançada seria útil. Aqui tem funcionado só gerar logo o tema filho sem precisar mexer em nenhuma outra opção.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ axxies2.5y ago
This plugin is outdated since Divi version 4.25.0 . If you use it after that it will make use of code that is too old. The effect of that is that there is no way to add/edit any elements at all. In functions.php of the child theme, you have to add this code: <?php function my_theme_enqueue_styles() { wp_enqueue_style( 'parent-style', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' ); } add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_styles' ); In style.css of the child theme, you have to remove this: @import url("../Divi/style.css"); This information came from the support team when they helped me solve my issues. You can find more info about this at: elegantthemes dot com slash blog slash divi-resources slash divi-child-theme(RIDICULOUS that they don’t allow to post links to explanations here. How else can I help?)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sayna2.7y ago
Works as it should, faced no issue and problem, using it for months! thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous3.0y ago
Ooh yar! This plugin makes the best of the utterly weird and crazy WordPress “child” thing with themes. Life is now so much easier.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bob27153.1y ago
Last entry in Change Log is 2.6.1 – nothing for 2.6.2 or 2.6.3???? This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by bob2715.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robertoman3.2y ago
Muy facil de utilizar. Muy confiable.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.6.6 Fixed bug in DE translation module 2.6.6
- — Version 2.6.5 Fixed deprecation notice for utf8_encode 2.6.5
- — Version 2.6.4 Fixed deprecation notices in Packer.php and CSS.php 2.6.4
- — Version 2.6.2 Version updates only. 2.6.2
- — Version 2.6.1 Fixed ui-active-state selector where select menu was not being highlighted 2.6.1
- — Version 2.5.8 Fixed some stylesheet issues 2.5.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 14 at 90% or more
Plus 47 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes and customize sty..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 29 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 28 of 29 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "who want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 18 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,909 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-12-22 200K+ → 300K+ up after 630 days in tier
- 2018-04-01 100K+ → 200K+ up after 510 days in tier
- 2016-11-07 90K+ → 100K+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2016-08-25 80K+ → 90K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2016-06-17 70K+ → 80K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2016-03-26 60K+ → 70K+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2016-02-02 50K+ → 60K+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2015-10-16 40K+ → 50K+ up after 63 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Child Theme Check 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Child Theme Generator 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - C Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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Generate Child Theme 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - C Childify Me 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
- C Child Themify 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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