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WordPress Child Theme Generator

Sankofa Child Theme
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Generate a fully-working Sankofa child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.

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Sankofa WordPress theme preview
400+
Active installs
v1.0.2
Latest version
April 19, 2026
Last updated

About Sankofa

Sankofa is an Afrofuturist-inspired theme that links heritage and horizons. It serves as a frame for storytellers and cultural thinkers exploring the connections between ancestry and the future.

By Automattic. Theme homepage ↗

Why use a child theme for Sankofa?

Every time Sankofa 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 Sankofa updates without losing your edits.
  • Override any Sankofa 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 Sankofa child theme

  1. 1

    Configure and generate

    Open the generator (already pre-filled with Sankofa as the parent), enter your child theme name and any custom CSS.

  2. 2

    Download the ZIP

    The generator builds a ready-to-install ZIP containing style.css, functions.php, screenshot.png and README.txt.

  3. 3

    Upload to WordPress

    In WordPress: Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme. Choose the ZIP, click Install Now, then Activate. Make sure Sankofa itself is also installed (the parent must be present).

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Sankofa child theme? +

A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Sankofa (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 Sankofa 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 Sankofa updates? +

That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Sankofa 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 Sankofa child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.