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