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Customizer Responsive Server-Side Components Device Preview

Extend device preview in customizer with previewing server-side components, ensuring the previewed device's user agent is set when the site refre …

By Weston Ruter·Rwd·Free
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·70 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Customizer Responsive Server-Side Components Device Preview is a WordPress rwd plugin with 70 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Magic Liquidizer Responsive Table.

0/5Rating
70active installs
2.5K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Read full writeup: Previewing Themes with Adaptive Designs in the Customizer.

This plugin extends the responsive device preview functionality in the customizer which was added in 4.5 (see #31195). In core when you change the previewed device it merely changes the dimensions of the preview, allowing you to simulate how the theme will appear on tablet or mobile screens. What it does not do, however, is cause the preview to reload with the User-Agent overridden for the current device being previewed. For themes that implement a responsive design this core behavior is just fine since changing the dimensions of the iframe will cause the appropriate media queries to apply. However, if you have an adaptive design for your theme you won’t be able to see any server-side components that it ma…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHP5.3+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.1.1 [2017-11-01]

  • Update minimum required version of WordPress to 4.7.
  • Re-use parseQueryString from core.
  • Explicitly require PHP 5.3.
  • Clean up JS, upgrade dev-lib.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

XWPXWPWeston RuterWeston Ruter
Plugin Info
Version
0.1.1
Last Updated
Nov 9, 2017
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
5.3+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
2.5K+
Added
Oct 29, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

rwdadaptivecustomizecustomizerresponsive

Developer

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Weston Ruter
26 plugins0.4M+ total installs
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