WordPress Child Theme Generator
Chicago Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Chicago child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Chicago Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Chicago
Chicago is beautifully crafted WordPress theme for Blogger with flexible and customizable theme customizer options. It is based on responsive design where each element has been carefully configured for perfect display on all devices and platforms. It comes with a wide variety of options so you can modify layout, styling, colors, featured content, promotion headline, featured slider, pagination, icons, menus, breadcrumb, widgets and much more, directly from theme customizer. This theme is translation ready. Check out Theme Instructions at https://catchthemes.com/theme-instructions/chicago/, Support at https://catchthemes.com/support/ and Demo at https://catchthemes.com/demo/chicago/
By Catch Themes. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for Chicago?
Every time Chicago 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 Chicago updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Chicago 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 Chicago child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Chicago 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 Chicago itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Chicago child theme?
No signup. No paywall. Generated and downloaded in 2 seconds.
Generate Chicago Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Chicago child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Chicago (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 Chicago 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 Chicago updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Chicago 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 Chicago child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
