WordPress Child Theme Generator
Author Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Author child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Author Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Author
Author is designed for publishers who want readers. That's why Author is fast, responsive, accessibility-ready, and optimally designed for reading. All scripts and stylesheets are minified, concatenated, and conditionally loaded to maximize performance. The layout adapts fluidly to all screen sizes to enhance usability. As one of few accessibility-ready themes, it performs well for users with wide ranges of disabilities. Based on the ancient Van de Graaf canon, Author features a layout that promotes readability. Use Author to create a simple blog, magazine, or news website. The simple and minimalist design works great for gaming, business, fashion, music, food, travel, and photography niches. Now with complete WooCommerce support for eCommerce stores and fully compatible with the new Gutenberg post editor. Preview Author now on desktop, tablets, and mobile devices with the interactive live demo: https://www.competethemes.com/demos/?theme=author
By Ben Sibley. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for Author?
Every time Author 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 Author updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Author 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 Author child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Author 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 Author itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Author child theme?
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Generate Author Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Author child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Author (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 Author 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 Author updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Author 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 Author child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
