Advanced Child Theme Builder

Description

Advanced Child Theme Builder creates a new child theme folder with style.css, functions.php, optional readme.txt, screenshot handling, and other starter files. Configure defaults under Appearance Child Theme Settings.

Features

  • Copy parent theme screenshot into the generated child theme.
  • Upload a custom screenshot for the child theme.
  • Choose parent stylesheet loading method: enqueue in functions.php or legacy @import in style.css.
  • Optionally copy common parent template files like header.php, footer.php, page.php, and more.
  • Create extra child theme directories: assets/ and inc/.
  • Generate a readme.txt file for the new child theme.
  • Auto-activate the child theme after generation.
  • Add custom functions directly into generated functions.php.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/Advanced Child Theme Builder/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
  3. Go to Appearance Child Theme Generator to create a child theme.

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Contributors and Developers

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Change Log

1.1.0

  • Added custom screenshot upload support.
  • Added optional parent stylesheet loading method selection (enqueue or @import).
  • Added optional parent template file copying.
  • Added optional creation of assets/ and inc/ directories.
  • Added optional generation of readme.txt for the child theme.
  • Added placeholder screenshot fallback when the parent theme has no screenshot.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.