themeum/kirki

Extending the customizer

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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

Build Status Code Climate License: MIT Codacy Badge Scrutinizer Code Quality

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.

customizer
kirki
plugin
theme-development
toolkit
wordpress
wordpress-customizer
wordpress-plugin
wordpress-theme-development

themeum/kirki

Extending the customizer

PHP

1,272

5,459 commits

updated Apr 10, 2026

See the code

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

Build Status Code Climate License: MIT Codacy Badge Scrutinizer Code Quality

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.

customizer
kirki
plugin
theme-development
toolkit
wordpress
wordpress-customizer
wordpress-plugin
wordpress-theme-development

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