WordPress Child Theme Generator
Arbutus Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Arbutus child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Arbutus Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Arbutus
Arbutus is a minimalist photography theme that transforms your site into a visually stimulating canvas of cleanly layered images and content. Meticulously designed with simplicity in mind, Arbutus displays your content with no distractions. Arbutus features opinionated post format designs so that all types of content can be displayed in a way that captures the attention of your viewers. The home page includes an optional header image or video, which is displayed in a large featured section with your site logo, title, and tagline. Arbutus is a theme that emphasizes images and content through a simple modern design, providing a site experience that your users are sure to enjoy.
By Nick Halsey. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for Arbutus?
Every time Arbutus ships an update, any direct edits you made to its files are overwritten. A child theme isolates your changes — custom CSS, template overrides, additional functions — so the parent can update freely while your customizations stay intact.
- ✓Survive Arbutus updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Arbutus template file by copying it into the child.
- ✓Add custom hooks, shortcodes, or enqueue your own scripts.
- ✓Roll back to the parent at any time by deactivating the child.
How to install your Arbutus child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Arbutus as the parent), enter your child theme name and any custom CSS.
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Download the ZIP
The generator builds a ready-to-install ZIP containing
style.css,functions.php,screenshot.pngandREADME.txt. -
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Upload to WordPress
In WordPress: Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme. Choose the ZIP, click Install Now, then Activate. Make sure Arbutus itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
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Generate Arbutus Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Arbutus child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Arbutus (its parent). You make your customizations in the child so they survive updates to the parent theme.
Do I need to know code to use this generator? +
No. The generator creates a complete, valid Arbutus child theme with style.css, functions.php, screenshot.png, and README.txt. You can customize via the form fields, and if you want to add custom CSS or PHP later you can edit the files directly.
Will the child theme break when Arbutus updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Arbutus can be updated freely without losing your customizations, because they live in the child theme files.
Is this generator really free? +
Yes. There is no signup, no payment, and no limit on how many Arbutus child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
