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Generate Child Theme

by Catch Themes · 9,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Generate Child Theme is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Generate Child Theme
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
catchthemes22 Feb 2018 to 27 May 2026, 25 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Generate Child Theme
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 27 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Apr 2024Generate Child Theme <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_create_form()4.3<= 2.02.0.10
20 Sep 2021CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization5.4< 1.61.60

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.3 from 15 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star2

Momentum

9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Generate Child Theme
4 May 2026279
11 May 2026568
18 May 2026620
25 May 20263,826
1 Jun 20261,063
8 Jun 2026888
15 Jun 2026769
22 Jun 2026616
29 Jun 2026556
6 Jul 2026926
13 Jul 2026530
20 Jul 2026591
27 Jul 2026601
3 Aug 2026561
10 Aug 2026496
17 Aug 2026474
24 Aug 2026503
31 Aug 2026550
7 Sep 2026471
14 Sep 2026519
21 Sep 2026367
28 Sep 2026376
5 Oct 2026357
12 Oct 2026353
19 Oct 2026469
26 Oct 2026368
2 Nov 202660

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 52% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3
AuthorCatch Themes
Added22 Feb 2018
Last updated27 May 2026
Active installs9,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagstheme, design, child theme, custom theme, child theme generator

Other plugins by this author: To Top, Catch IDs, Essential Content Types, Essential Widgets, Catch Infinite Scroll, Catch Web Tools, Catch Gallery, Catch Sticky Menu, Catch Breadcrumb, Catch Duplicate Switcher, Catch Import Export, Catch Dark Mode

Questions

Is Generate Child Theme still maintained?

Generate Child Theme was last updated on 27 May 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Generate Child Theme safe?

Generate Child Theme has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Generate Child Theme?

The wordpress.org author is Catch Themes. Recent committers: catchthemes, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Generate Child Theme?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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