Child Theme Configurator v2.6.7
When using the Customizer is not enough - Create a child theme from your installed themes and customize styles, templates, functions and more.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
- Last audited Sep 2, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 4.0+
- Tested up to WP 6.8 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 90% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 71 Passed
- 43 Warnings
- 11 Failed
22 of 37 checks passed.
34 of 61 checks passed.
6 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
2 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
886.2 KB
1.7 MB unzipped
Total files
68
across all file types
Lines of PHP
7,914
in 37 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- JPG
- JS
- MO
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 463 High
- 176 Medium
- 142 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Child Theme Configurator, The largest regression was in Performance (-17). The codebase grew 5% in size.
Audited 2.2.8 → 2.6.7 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
3,701
downloads
Today
555
downloads
Week over week
+7%
vs previous week
Month over month
−9%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: High.
Version intelligence
10.0% of installs run an older version
≈ 30K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v2.5
- v2.6
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
14 mo ago
Jun 10, 2025
Release cadence
~ every 10 days
average between releases
Total releases
115
since Dec 2013 · 13 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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