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Kirki Customizer Framework #3 in Theme Tools

Extending the customizer

by Themeum · github.com/themeum/kirki · website

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Install

The author publishes release zips, so WP-CLI can install straight from GitHub:

wp plugin install https://github.com/themeum/kirki/releases/download/v5.2.0-beta.1/kirki.5.2.0-beta.1.zip

Readme

Kirki Customizer Framework

Contributors: [themeum] Tags: customizer, options framework, theme, mods, toolkit, gutenberg Requires at least: 5.2 Tested up to: 6.8.3 Stable tag: 5.1.1 License: MIT License URI: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

The ultimate customizer framework for WordPress theme developers.

Description

Kirki allows theme developers to build themes quicker & more easily.

With over 30 custom controls ranging from simple sliders to complex typography controls with Google-Fonts integration and features like automatic CSS & postMessage script generation, 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
  • & more!

Controls

Documentation

You can find detailed documentation on how to use Kirki on themeum.com

Disclaimer

Theme developers should be familiar with the Customizer API before starting to build a theme using Kirki. An excellent handbook for the WordPress Customizer can be found on the developer.wordpress.org website.

Installation

Simply install as a normal WordPress plugin and activate.

If you want to integrate Kirki in your theme or plugin, please read the instructions on our documentation site.

Changelog

See the previous changelogs here.

Read the full README on GitHub →

Releases

TagPublishedAssetDownloads
v5.2.3 Apr 10, 2026
v5.2.0-beta.1 Feb 2, 2026 kirki.5.2.0-beta.1.zip 476
v4.2.0 Jun 23, 2023 kirki.4.2.0.zip 326
v4.1.0 Feb 7, 2023
v4.0.24 May 25, 2022
v4.0.23 Mar 22, 2022
v4.0.22 Feb 17, 2022
v4.0.21 Feb 11, 2022
v4.0.20 Feb 7, 2022
v4.0.19 Feb 7, 2022
v4.0.18 Jan 24, 2022
v4.0.16 Jan 24, 2022
v4.0.15 Jan 18, 2022
v4.0.14 Jan 14, 2022
v4.0.13 Jan 11, 2022
v4.0.3 Dec 30, 2021
v4.0.1 Dec 30, 2021
v4.0 Dec 30, 2021
v4.0-beta.3 Nov 18, 2021
v4.0-beta.2 Nov 3, 2021
v4.0-beta.1 Oct 14, 2021
3.1.9 Jul 19, 2021
3.1.8 Jul 1, 2021
3.1.7 Jun 21, 2021
3.1.6 Dec 7, 2020