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WP Child Theme Generator

by WEN Solutions · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

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

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Child Theme Generator
Ownership100
Maintenance100
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
WEN Solutions19 Jul 2016 to 21 Sep 2026, 112 commits
wptravel11 Jul 2019 to 12 Jun 2024, 17 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
44 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Child Theme Generator
Q1 20241
Q2 20244
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Jun 2024WP Child Theme Generator <= 1.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Child Theme Creation/Activation5.3<= 1.1.11.1.20
20 Nov 2023WP Child Theme Generator <= 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload9.1<= 1.1.21.1.3298

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for WP Child Theme Generator
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20243.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20251.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star17
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Child Theme Generator
4 May 2026348
11 May 2026623
18 May 2026614
25 May 2026546
1 Jun 2026536
8 Jun 2026549
15 Jun 2026569
22 Jun 2026504
29 Jun 2026472
6 Jul 2026481
13 Jul 2026453
20 Jul 2026425
27 Jul 2026469
3 Aug 2026501
10 Aug 2026428
17 Aug 2026427
24 Aug 2026391
31 Aug 2026417
7 Sep 2026397
14 Sep 2026400
21 Sep 20269,854
28 Sep 20261,922
5 Oct 20261,822
12 Oct 20261,310
19 Oct 20261,592
26 Oct 20261,389
2 Nov 2026202

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 10% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+

Facts

Version1.1.5
AuthorWEN Solutions
Added19 Jul 2016
Last updated21 Sep 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagstheme, child theme, custom theme, customize theme, child theme creator

Other plugins by this author: Contact Form 7 GetResponse Extension, Notice Bar, Archives by Category and Date, WP Travel MapQuest, WP Documentation Lite, WP Author Profile Box Lite

Questions

Is WP Child Theme Generator still maintained?

WP Child Theme Generator was last updated on 21 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Child Theme Generator safe?

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

Who owns WP Child Theme Generator?

The wordpress.org author is WEN Solutions. Recent committers: WEN Solutions, wptravel, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Child Theme Generator?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset.

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