Parallels Themes Switcher
This plugin allows you to modify/switch the current theme on the live site without interfering the current visitors.
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, Parallels Themes Switcher is a WordPress Theme Editing plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
6.2K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
In short, this plugin allows you to modify/switch the current theme with live site on the fly without messing up with your current visitors.
This plugin is perfect for WordPress theme developers, freelancers as it allows you to edit the live theme without interfering the current visitors.
It offers following features:
- Ability to duplicate any current themes to the new theme for editing purpose.
- Selectively enabling the theme switcher on the frontend by enabling extra settings in the backend. (By role or by IP Addresses)
- Provides an Ajax theme switcher on the right top which selectively allows the visitor (by role or IP Addresses) to switch the theme.
- A transparent banner on the top to display current theme.
- Full Support is available at http://www.xhtmlweaver.com or wp-support@xhtmlweaver…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 3.1.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
- code cleanup
- bug fixes
- test against the latest version of wordpress (3.1.3)
Contributors
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