WordPress Child Theme Generator
General News Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working General News child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate General News Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About General News
General News is a practical, widgetized WordPress child theme built on MoreNews for newspapers and journals requiring a reliable, easy-to-configure architecture. It features 9+ custom widgets, multiple banner choices, and a header and footer builder for efficient layout management. The theme is compatible with the Block Editor and major page builders, focusing on search engine optimization and Core Web Vitals for maximum visibility. It is AMP-ready, WCAG-accessible, and multilingual, designed to help global publishers launch search-friendly, content-rich sites quickly. https://afthemes.com/products/generalnews/
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Why use a child theme for General News?
Every time General News 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 General News updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any General News 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 General News child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with General News 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 General News itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your General News child theme?
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Generate General News Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a General News child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from General News (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 General News 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 General News updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. General News 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 General News child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
