Live Theme Preview
Live Theme Preview allows users to preview themes on their own website before customizing or activating them.
5(2 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Live Theme Preview is a WordPress live plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SearchWP Live Ajax Search.
5/52 reviews
10active installs
5.8K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
With Live Theme Preview, you can select a theme in an interface based on the Theme Customizer in WordPress. A sidebar shows all installed themes (or, with multisite – allowed themes), to preview, edit or activate.
See the screenshot, or install and try it for yourself.
If you want to help develop this plugin, visit the GitHub repo.
Features
- Seamless integration with Theme Customizer
- Supports child themes
- Multisite compatible
- Relocates WP ‘Themes’ interface to “Manage Themes” under Appearance
- Customize before activate, back button redirects to Live Theme Preview
Live Theme Preview is part of Live Admin and works great with Live Dashboard, WP Getting Started and Live Editor
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.2
- PHP5.4 Compatibility
Contributors
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