WordPress Child Theme Generator
Pixl Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Pixl child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Pixl Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Pixl
Pixl is a simple yet opinionated blogging theme inspired by websites of the nineties.
By Automattic. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for Pixl?
Every time Pixl 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 Pixl updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Pixl 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 Pixl child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Pixl 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 Pixl itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Pixl child theme?
No signup. No paywall. Generated and downloaded in 2 seconds.
Generate Pixl Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Pixl child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Pixl (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 Pixl 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 Pixl updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Pixl 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 Pixl child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
