Watch Radar no. 96 · Quiet

Child Theme Configurator

What it does: Creates a child theme from an installed theme and helps customize it.

Why it’s listed: No update for 16 months, with one listed contributor. Most sites use it once, so the risk depends on whether it stays installed. The child theme it creates is ordinary theme files, so the site keeps working if you remove the plugin after setup.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked 2026-10-31 Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs: 300k+
Last updated: 2025-06-10
Tested up to: 6.8.12
Rating: 4.7 / 5 (280)
Version: 2.6.7
Maintainers: 1

Is Child Theme Configurator still maintained?

It has gone between one and two years without an update. That is an early sign, not a reason to move yet.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2025-06-10. That was 1 yr 5 mo before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31

Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31

Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.5 stars, against 4.7 overall. 1 of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2026-09-27. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31

Maintainers 1 listed contributor. 0 of 1 recent support threads are marked resolved. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31

Usage 15,706 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 90.38% of sites run version 2.6. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

If your child theme is finished, consider deactivating it.

Alternatives to Child Theme Configurator to consider

WP-CLI scaffold ↗

Use wp scaffold child-theme where your host provides WP-CLI.

No extra plugin needed

WP Child Theme Generator ↗

Create a child theme from wp-admin.

20k+ installs · 4.7 stars · Updated 2026-09-21 · Tested 7.1.4

Child Theme Wizard ↗

Create a child theme from wp-admin.

10k+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-06-22 · Tested 7.0.8

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Latest reviews

5/5 Quite successful 2026-09-27
5/5 Funciona perfecto 2026-04-13
5/5 It helped me a lot! 2026-02-17
5/5 Excelente, funciona como deveria 2024-12-15
5/5 This plugin is outdated since Divi version 4.25.0 2024-04-26

Dates show last activity. Titles are written by WordPress.org users.

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