WordPress Child Theme Generator
Masthead Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Masthead child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Masthead Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Masthead
A modern, accessible, full-site editing newspaper theme for WordPress. Built for digital publishers who demand editorial quality — bold Playfair Display headlines, flexible multi-column layouts, zero plugin dependencies. Built to WCAG 2.2 AA guidance, Core Web Vitals optimised, pure-CSS reading-progress indicator, drop-cap support, a dark reading edition, print-ready, and RTL-ready via CSS logical properties.
By This Is My URL. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for Masthead?
Every time Masthead 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 Masthead updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Masthead 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 Masthead child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Masthead 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 Masthead itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Masthead child theme?
No signup. No paywall. Generated and downloaded in 2 seconds.
Generate Masthead Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Masthead child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Masthead (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 Masthead 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 Masthead updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Masthead 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 Masthead child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
