WordPress Child Theme Generator
Twenty Sixteen Child Theme
— free, instant, no coding
Generate a fully-working Twenty Sixteen child theme instantly — free, with no coding required. Customize the name, author, colors and CSS, then download a ready-to-install ZIP.
Generate Twenty Sixteen Child Theme →Free forever. No signup. ZIP downloads in 2 seconds.
About Twenty Sixteen
Twenty Sixteen is a modernized take on an ever-popular WordPress layout — the horizontal masthead with an optional right sidebar that works perfectly for blogs and websites. It has custom color options with beautiful default color schemes, a harmonious fluid grid using a mobile-first approach, and impeccable polish in every detail. Twenty Sixteen will make your WordPress look beautiful everywhere.
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Why use a child theme for Twenty Sixteen?
Every time Twenty Sixteen 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 Twenty Sixteen updates without losing your edits.
- ✓Override any Twenty Sixteen 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 Twenty Sixteen child theme
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Configure and generate
Open the generator (already pre-filled with Twenty Sixteen 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 Twenty Sixteen itself is also installed (the parent must be present).
Ready for your Twenty Sixteen child theme?
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Generate Twenty Sixteen Child ThemeFrequently asked questions
What is a Twenty Sixteen child theme? +
A child theme is a separate WordPress theme that inherits all functionality, design, and templates from Twenty Sixteen (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 Twenty Sixteen 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 Twenty Sixteen updates? +
That's exactly what a child theme is designed to prevent. Twenty Sixteen 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 Twenty Sixteen child themes you can generate. The zip is built on demand and downloaded directly to you.
