Customizer Browser History
Sync browser URL in Customizer with current preview URL and focused panels, sections, and controls.
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Customizer Browser History is a WordPress customize plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce.
5/52 reviews
10active installs
3.6K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
This is a feature plugin intended to implement #28536: Add browser history and deep linking for navigation in Customizer preview
This plugin keeps the Customizer URL in the browser updated with current previewed URL as the url query param and current expanded panel/section/control as autofocus params. This allows for bookmarking and also the ability to reload and return go the same view (which is great for developers), including which device you are previewing (desktop, tablet, or mobile). Not only will the URL be kept in sync with the current customizer UI, but new browser history entries will be added as you navigate around the site in the preview (via history.pushState()), allowing you to use the back/forward buttons as you would normally when browsing the site outside the customizer.…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.5.2
- Prevent autofocus params for themes panel and its sections from being included during theme switch. See #22.
- Only remove parent construct autofocus params if child is defined statically; ensures that lazy-loaded children can be autofocused.
- Remove code now irrelevant as of WordPress 4.7.
- Bump minimum WordPress requirement to 4.7.
- Bump tested to 4.9.
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