Quick Child Theme Generator
by Ajay Kumar · Uncategorized
Quick Child Theme Generator is a WordPress plugin and it is helpful for creating child themes quickly.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “child theme”, “design” and “template” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 14K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1428 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1428 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| childtheme your tag | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| child theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| design your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “child theme”, “design” and “template” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 544 · 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
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.
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
3.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 3 Dec 2022
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 18 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ intarwebsdeveloper3.4y ago
Just as the name says, it quickly generates a child theme for you. I like it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lemong3.7y ago
vraiment bien pour la rapidite d’execution!la fonte interne est un peu desuete. Mais finalement…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mithuprasad5.7y ago
Must use this plugin. Make your work easier than you think.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vsvijay5.8y ago
Very helpful plugin mostly for the designer… Easy to create the child theme just by installing this plugin very happy….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ashwani_236.3y ago
This plugin helped me to create a child theme in no time and without a hassle, Good work, looking forward for more features.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 596 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "childtheme", "design" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-14 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-12 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-06 900+ → 800+ down after 142 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1061 days in tier
- 2023-05-18 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-05-16 1K+ → 900+ down 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).
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Generate Child Theme 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Child Theme Generator 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - C Child Theme Creator by Orbisius 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
- C Custom Post Template 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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