Theme Preview
Allows you test how a theme looks on your site without activating it.
5(1 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Theme Preview is a WordPress css plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 41K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2007. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
5/51 reviews
300active installs
41K+total downloads
19 yearssince 2007
Overview
By default, the only way to see how a new theme looks on your site is to
activate it, making it visible to everyone who visits. With this plugin, it
is possible to view how a new theme looks without activating it.
TODO
Possible future enhancements:
- Add an options screen.
- Allow choice of theme to preview from a known list of installed themes.
- Provide persistent previews by setting a cookie.
- Restrict preview ability by user Roles/Capabilities.
- Child-theme friendliness.
Notes
May not work properly with child themes. This is because it will not be able
to inherit from the parent theme as it normally would.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.6.0+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.4 2016-02-17
- SECURITY: Eliminate directory traversal, limit themes to registered directories.
Contributors
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