Child Theme Wizard

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 42% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ rjfnz

   11mo ago

   I can recommend for sure. While WordPress shows this plugin as “untested with your version of WordPress” it works perfectly. Simple and fast. Got my Child Themes set up in just a few minutes in WordPress version 6.8.3 and no complications. I would recommend the developer does an update for the compatibility statement so his plugin gets the use and credit it deserves! This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by rjfnz.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ Elizabeth Beeton

   1.3y ago

   I don’t need anything fancy. I don’t need to have bells and whistles to give it 5 stars. It just has to do what I need done, and I’m happy. FYI: I’m not a bot. I’m leaving this same review on every plugin I use daily and that makes my life easier. I guess I can’t say this exactly same thing multiple times.

   Read on wp.org ↗
3. ★★★★★ globetrekker

   2.4y ago

   Great plugin. Simply gets the jobs done and now I know how to setup a child theme. Thank you.

   Read on wp.org ↗
4. ★★★★★ bob0

   3.0y ago

   Two websites with wordpress 6.3 and no problems at all.. Very impressive this child theme is truly a wizard… it is responsive, all my menus were in place links, pictures, sliders and videos.. Thank you

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ dietschi

   3.6y ago

   One-klick child theme generator. It just works great!

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ LewisCowles

   5.2y ago

   I actually installed another plugin before this one. I wanted to check theme overrides on a VPS (Dreamhost) install. This worked, the other plugin did not! It was simple to use, although if a link to the page to generate could be placed on the plugin listing page, that’d be fantastic. One other minor comment, is that I feel all themes should be lower-case and it generated an uppercase folder… wp-content/themes/Twenty-Twenty-Child Really every theme should have this built-in, it’s a great utility and saves a lot of boilerplate generation.

   Read on wp.org ↗
7. ★★★★★ sbisolutions

   6.3y ago

   Tells me I already have a directory so does not work…rubbish This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by sbisolutions.

   Read on wp.org ↗
8. ★★★★★ SoldierOfFortune

   6.6y ago

   I don’t know why but it changes colors of the titles on pages of my site… This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by SoldierOfFortune.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5 Security: added CSRF nonce protection to the creation form Security: parent theme selection now validated server-side against installed themes Security: all HTML output is now properly escaped Fixed: incorrect admin URL 1.5
2. — Version 1.4 Defined the previously undefined variable $parent_style (thanks, Marcin!) Updated links to WordPress Dev Docs 1.4
3. — Version 1.3 Tested compatibility with WordPress 5.1 Updated link to Codex Added version query as suggested in Codex as of 2019 1.3
4. — Version 1.2 Corrected a spelling mistake (thanks, Cory!) 1.2
5. — Version 1.1 The parent theme stylesheet is now enqueued via functions.php 1.1
6. — Version 1.0 Initial release 1.0

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Child Theme Wizard <= 1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-06-26 CVE-2026-57655 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.4 Patched in 1.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-02-03 20K+ → 10K+ down after 129 days in tier
2. 2023-09-27 10K+ → 20K+ up

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).

• PDF Thumbnail Generator 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Simple Child Theme Creator 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Data Generator 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Child Theme Generator 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B

Embed this report card

Drop a live Pulse card for Child Theme Wizard into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.

Child Theme Wizard: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (36 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/child-theme-wizard