Kirki Customizer Framework
The Ultimate Customizer Framework for WordPress Theme Developers
4.5(78 reviews)
·500K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Kirki Customizer Framework is a WordPress theme plugin with 500K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 78 reviews. It has been downloaded 12M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 60%. Top alternative: Child Theme Configurator.
4.5/578 reviews
500K+active installs
60%resolved
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Kirki is a Customizer toolkit for WordPress. An open-source initiative by Themeum for WordPress theme developers.
Kirki allows you to build themes faster and more easily. With over 30 custom controls—ranging from simple sliders to advanced typography controls with Google Fonts integration—and features like automatic CSS generation and postMessage support, Kirki makes theme development a breeze.
Features ✅
- Increased Performance
- Simplified API
- Automatic CSS Generation
- Automatic postMessage Generation
- Partial Refresh
- Conditional Logic
- GDPR Compliance
- Improved Page Speed
- And more!
Controls 🎛️
Ratings & Reviews
4.578 reviews
5 ★
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Recent Reviews
Version 5.1.1, no corresponding ChangeLog update.
by 48tibs·4 months ago
I’d like to know the specific changes that are being applied to my website with each plugin update. It seams that the author forgot to add a corresponding changelog entry for the version 5.1.1 update.
Great plugin!
by Irina·7 months ago
Great plugin!
Slider Not working
by dualaudi·2 years ago
I migrated a domain / new client that had kirki customizer slider – doesn’t look like it’s been working for quite some time. No updates to php/plugins/WP or otherwise was able to fix this issue – Finally found an archive . org version with the working slider and copied the HTML over to the WP template. Best of luck on future fixes.
A lot of issues…
by Murat·2 years ago
For example after install this, u will get “Plugins added successfully. You may dismiss this notice now.” message on your admin panel and U CAN’T dismis it. Like a nightmare…
Non optimized Plugin
by kerimonay·2 years ago
It is a poorly optimized plugin that puts a lot of load on the system. It only serves to adjust the page layout. After making your adjustments, remove it from your site. Install it again if you need it. Otherwise your site runs very slowly.
Download Trends
Today: 3KYesterday: 3KThis week: 16KPeriod total: 1.3M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v5.1
43.7%
v5.2
34.3%
Other
10.5%
v3.1
6.5%
v5.0
5.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
= 5.2.2 – February 17, 2026
Fix: Color palette not displaying in the Customizer in certain cases.
Fix: Select field inside Repeater control not retaining the selected value.
= 5.2.1 – February 10, 2026
Fix: Fixed an issue where the file path was used incorrectly.
= 5.2.0 – February 09, 2026
Update: Performance optimizations across the platform.
Update: Added compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
= 5.1.0 – March 22, 2024…
Contributors
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