Title: Child Themes
Author: Chris Taylor
Published: <strong>February 18, 2014</strong>
Last modified: November 1, 2017

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used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Child Themes

 By [Chris Taylor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrwiblog/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/child-themes.zip)

 * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/#installation)
 * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/child-themes/)

## Description

If you’re a WordPress designer who wants to spend more time doing what you love –
writing CSS and playing with pixels – and less time doing the tedious chore of creating
child themes, this plugin is for you.

Just install, visit the “Child Themes” menu option under “Appearance” and create
a child theme from any installed theme using a simple form. Your new child theme
will be created immediately and you can activate it straight away.

How’d you like them apples?

## Screenshots

[⌊Find "Child themes" in the "Appearance" menu⌉⌊Find "Child themes" in the "Appearance"
menu⌉[

Find “Child themes” in the “Appearance” menu

[⌊Click the "Create child theme" button on the theme you want to use as the parent⌉⌊
Click the "Create child theme" button on the theme you want to use as the parent⌉[

Click the “Create child theme” button on the theme you want to use as the parent

[⌊Fill in the simple form⌉⌊Fill in the simple form⌉[

Fill in the simple form

[⌊There's your new child theme!⌉⌊There's your new child theme!⌉[

There’s your new child theme!

## Installation

Just install in the normal way.

## FAQ

Why did you write this plugin?

Simple; I thought it was a good idea.

  Installation Instructions

Just install in the normal way.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Ok but…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ok-but-9/)󠁿

 [Matthew](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kidsguide/) February 7, 2017

This works great but their is no way to copy css files.

 [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/child-themes/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Child Themes” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Chris Taylor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrwiblog/)

[Translate “Child Themes” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/child-themes)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/child-themes/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/child-themes/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/child-themes/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/child-themes/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

Version 1.0.1: Tested with 4.8.3
 Version 1.0: Initial commit

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **9 years ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.8.33**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/)
 * Tags
 * [child](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/child/)[create](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/create/)
   [generate](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/generate/)[theme](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/theme/)
   [themes](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/themes/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/child-themes/advanced/)

## Ratings

 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Chris Taylor ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrwiblog/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/child-themes/)

## Donate

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