WordPress Child Theme Generator
Open News Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Open News child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Open News Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Open News
Open News is a sleek and versatile WordPress theme built for professional bloggers. Combining lightweight performance with extensive customization options, it’s perfectly suited for niches like fashion, lifestyle, travel, food, and photography. Fully responsive and mobile-friendly, the theme is optimized for speed, accessibility, and smooth user experience. With cross-browser compatibility and translation-ready features, Open News ensures your content looks flawless and performs seamlessly across all devices and languages. Live preview : https://demo.artifythemes.com/open-news/
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Why use a child theme for Open News?
Every time Open 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 Open News updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Open 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 Open News child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Open 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 Open News itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Open News child theme?
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Generate Open News Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Open News child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Open 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 Open 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 Open News updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Open 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 Open News child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
