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Back To The Theme

See a page with different themes all at once, just like that!

By Mikael Korpela·Debug·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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As of April 2026, Back To The Theme is a WordPress debug plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

A tool to observe how a page loads in different themes simultaneously.
Useful for debugging plugins or Gutenberg blocks.

How to Use:

  1. Install several themes you’d like to check out.
  2. Create a new page.
  3. Navigate to Tools → Back To The Theme
  4. Choose if you want to demo editor- or view side.
  5. Select the themes you’d like to check out.
  6. Choose the page you just created. This page will be previewed with all the themes you’ve selected.
  7. Click Do it!.
  8. Scroll to see the page rendered with all the themes you selected.

You’ll see your page load with different themes in a bunch of iframes for handy preview and debugging.

A nice list of popular themes to test:

`

wp theme install \
astra \
colormag \
customizr \
generatepress \
hestia \
hueman \
oceanwp \
shapely \
…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22
PHP5.6.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.0

Test in the editor, too!

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

OskOskMikael KorpelaMikael KorpelaMiguel LezamaMiguel Lezama
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.0
Last Updated
Mar 1, 2019
WP Requires
4.6+
Tested Up To
5.1.22
PHP Requires
5.6.0+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.7K+
Added
Feb 16, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

debugthemestestingdevelopment

Developer

M
Mikael Korpela
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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