Child Theme Copy Settings
by Long Nguyen · Uncategorized
This plugin helps you to copy the settings of the Customizer from the parent theme to the child theme easier.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “child theme” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2729 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2729 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| child theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy settings your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “child theme” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 160 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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 · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kitty5.2y ago
This plugin saves so much time, is super easy to use and it WORKS!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marxhz6.2y ago
Works perfect, also in WordPress 5.5. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by marxhz. Reason: spelling error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ whitex6.2y ago
Very easy to use. Does exactly what it says. Copies your settings from a parent theme to a child theme!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jzeitel6.3y ago
Work like a charm! Thanks for the excellent Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ungern6.3y ago
This functionality should be in every “create child theme” plugin out there. As a beginner, often one has done lots of work on the main theme, before realising, that’s not the way to do it. This plugin is super easy, logical and easy to use. Huge thank you to Long Nguyen
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emtys6.4y ago
Plugin dùng rất tốt
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jfeaz6.9y ago
Thank you for this plugin – made the job easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Jensen7.0y ago
Worked great out of the box, no issues whatsoever. Awesome plugin thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin helps you to copy the settings of the Customizer from the parent theme to the child theme easier."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 109 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "copy settings" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-19 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 200+ → 100+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2024-08-01 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 100+ → 200+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 200+ → 100+ down after 588 days in tier
- 2022-12-09 100+ → 200+ up after 66 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 Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Child Theme Generator 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A - C Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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Child Theme Wizard 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Generate Child Theme 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - C Childify Me 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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