Child Theme Check
Healthy: maintained, last release 31 May 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Child Theme Check still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 31 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 31 May 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Child Theme Check, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer zodiac1978 since Sep 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Child Theme Check removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Child Theme Check safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Child Theme Check update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.10. No one-star spike after it. 31 May 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| zodiac1978 | 26 Sep 2015 to 31 May 2026, 16 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 31 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
700+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.10 |
|---|---|
| Author | Torsten Landsiedel |
| Added | 26 Sep 2015 |
| Last updated | 31 May 2026 |
| Active installs | 700+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | check, child, theme, child theme, child theme check |
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Questions
Is Child Theme Check still maintained?
Yes. Last release 31 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Child Theme Check, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer zodiac1978 since Sep 2015.
Was Child Theme Check removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Child Theme Check safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Child Theme Check update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.10. No one-star spike after it.