WordPress Child Theme Generator
HI25 Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working HI25 child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate HI25 Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About HI25
HI25 is the 2025 edition of a yearly series of personal blog themes by Henrique Iamarino, a theme designer at Automattic. Launched in 2026, it frames your writing with bold cards, Manrope type and a choice of accent palettes, plus templates for book reviews and showcases and a full-screen menu overlay. A new edition arrives on WordPress.org every year. If you’re a creative person, use it to blog more, share your process and passions, and make sharing a regular part of your routine.
By Henrique Iamarino. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for HI25?
Every time HI25 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 HI25 updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any HI25 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 HI25 child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with HI25 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 HI25 itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your HI25 child theme?
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Generate HI25 Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a HI25 child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from HI25 (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 HI25 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 HI25 updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. HI25 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 HI25 child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
