WordPress Child Theme Generator
ExS Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working ExS child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate ExS Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About ExS
ExS theme is a fastest and smallest multipurpose Gutenberg compatible highly customizable theme without 3rd party dependencies. It is designed to have 100% Google Page and LightHouse speed. It has an extra small size of CSS (70kB) and JS (3kB) assets, 100% SEO optimised and valid code and it is 100% mobile friendly. It also has a WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) plugin support so it will be perfect solution for your online store and e-commerce business. bbPress extended support makes ExS theme perfect for your forum. BuddyPress and Ultimate member support will help to create your social network with ExS theme. WP Job manager and Simple Job Board support will help you to create your job board. The Events Calendar advanced support will help you to create your events site. LearnPress plugin advanced support will help you to create a online courses and online school site. It has unlimited color options, headers and footers layouts, 15+ blog layouts, separate layouts for each category and many more super useful features that you can set up directly in your Customizer with live preview. ExS theme has builtin multiple page templates to perfectly work with any page builder such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, WPBackery, Brizy etc. ExS uses WordPress starter content feature so you can setup your pages immediately after WordPress and theme installation by simply going to Customizer and publish your changes. Theme Demo: https://exsthemewp.com/demo/.
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Why use a child theme for ExS?
Every time ExS 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 ExS updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any ExS 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 ExS child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with ExS 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 ExS itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your ExS child theme?
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Generate ExS Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a ExS child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from ExS (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 ExS 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 ExS updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. ExS 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 ExS child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
