Child Theme Creator by Orbisius

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ John Webber

   1.8y ago

   Does what it was meant to do, with minimal settings. A+

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2. ★★★★★ SmileWP

   3.7y ago

   I use Child Theme Creator by Orbisius on every WP website. It’s never failed with Divi, Kadence, Avada, and other themes. My method: 1. Install the theme 2. Activate Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 3. Create child theme 4. Test theme 5. Deactivate* Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 6. (optional*) delete Child Theme Creator by Orbisius * Keep the plugin installed and/or active if you know you will be changing/testing themes

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3. ★★★★★ thepiper

   3.8y ago

   useful

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4. ★★★★★ zamaan

   3.9y ago

   This plugin really does what it says. Thank you

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5. ★★★★★ Greg Raven

   5.1y ago

   I’ve tried only a couple of child theme creator plug-ins because I’m running on Local by Flywheel and the others wigged out. This one not only installed and ran, but gave me some super-nice editing options. Very impressive.

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6. ★★★★★ palombarda

   5.2y ago

   I use it in all my wp!

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7. ★★★★★ Kamal Hossan

   5.6y ago

   I used multiple time and get it super easy to use.

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8. ★★★★★ highprrrr

   5.6y ago

   I use Themify themes and when I create a child theme with Orbisius, it’s mostly OK, but for some reason the mobile css file styles are not overriding the main css files so it messes some stuff up on smaller screens. I checked the inspector and it’s pulling in the mobile css it’s just not overriding the main css for some reason. I removed the functions.php file from the child theme folder and that fixed it, so I think it has something to do with how the scripts/styles are enqueued.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.6 reduced the number of tags. WP org complained about having more than 5 tags removed cloud library 1.5.6
2. — Version 1.5.5 Maintenance release Tested with WP 6.5 1.5.5
3. — Version 1.5.4 Tested with WP 5.9 Fixed some https links Fix: file get contents do not receive LOCK_EX flag Fix: the .min files weren’t loaded 1.5.4
4. — Version 1.5.3 Update code to ensure that parent theme css is loaded first and then child theme’s css file next. Added priority to the enqueued style so the child theme can override the parent theme’s css styles Using last modified tim 1.5.3
5. — Version 1.5.2 Copy files from one theme to another Simplified settings page Tested with WP 5.5 Fixes and improvements 1.5.2
6. — Version 1.5.1 Updated links to be https Tested with WP 5.4 1.5.1

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

1. Medium · 4.3 Child Theme Creator by Orbisius <= 1.5.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cloud Snippet Update/Delete ↗
   2024-12-11 CVE-2024-12263 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.5.5 Patched in 1.5.6
2. Medium · 6.1 Child Theme Creator <= 1.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-16 CVE-2024-43276 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.4 Patched in 1.5.5
3. High · 8.8 Child Theme Creator by Orbisius <= 1.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Modification and Creation ↗
   2020-10-14 CVE-2020-28649 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.2
4. Medium · 6.5 Child Theme Creator by Orbisius <= 1.2.7 - Arbitrary File Write ↗
   2015-07-08 CVE-2015-9456 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.2.8 Patched in 1.2.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-27 20K+ → 10K+ down

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).

• Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Generate Child Theme 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• C Childify Me 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• Quick Child Theme Generator 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
• Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B

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Child Theme Creator by Orbisius: 10K+ active installs, 4.0★ (44 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/orbisius-child-theme-creator