Child Themify
by J B · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create child themes with the click of a button.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3133 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
257
now · peak 738
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
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.6y ago
latest release · v2.0.1
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-17 · 1,466 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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 small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.0 Released: 2017-10-04 Completely rebuilt the interface Added controls to modify the Theme Author value Added controls to select theme files that should get copied into the new theme 2.0.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Released: 2016-10-13 The plugin now creates a functions.php file in the new theme 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.2 Released: 2015-10-13 Fixed basename location when loading the textdomain Added textdomain and domainpath headers to plugin file 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Released: 2015-01-13 Added French translation from FR_lucien 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Released: 2014-12-20 Thumbnail now gets copied when you create a child theme Various other tweaks and security hardening 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.4 Released: 2014-09-15 Added support for WordPress 4.0 1.0.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-19 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 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).
- C Child Themes 70+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Create Block Theme 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Theme Test Drive 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Theme Test 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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