WordPress Child Theme Generator
SideNews Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working SideNews child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate SideNews Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About SideNews
SideNews is a compact, performance-oriented WordPress child theme built on the MoreNews framework for niche magazines and news sites requiring a widget-driven layout. It features a live customizer with header and footer builder support, 9+ custom widgets, and multiple banner placements for rapid deployment. The theme is engineered for fast load times and seamless integration with the Block Editor, Elementor, and WooCommerce. It is SEO-friendly, AMP-ready, and Core Web Vitals optimized, maintaining WCAG awareness and offering full RTL and multilingual support for global publishers. https://afthemes.com/products/sidenews/
By AF themes. Theme homepage ↗
Why use a child theme for SideNews?
Every time SideNews 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 SideNews updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any SideNews 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 SideNews child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with SideNews 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 SideNews itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your SideNews child theme?
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Generate SideNews Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a SideNews child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from SideNews (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 SideNews 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 SideNews updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. SideNews 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 SideNews child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
