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WP Theme Test

The theme can be changed and displayed to only logged in users.

By Masahiro NAKASHIMA·Page·Free
4.1(12 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Theme Test is a WordPress page plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 84K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 47% this week. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

4.1/512 reviews
7.0K+active installs
84K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

The theme can be changed and displayed to only logged in users.

The visitors of the website see your old theme while you are testing the new one.

Only the administrator of the WordPress site sees the new theme that can now be tested safely.

You can also use this plugin instead of “Theme Test Drive” plugin.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.112 reviews
5 ★
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3 ★
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1 ★
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Recent Reviews

Threw off main theme look!
by PierM·5 years ago

Great idea but I lost my original look on my main theme. Now I have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out what happened while trying out your plugin!

  • This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by PierM.
  • This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by PierM.
Works with wordpress Version 5.0.3
by milosb·7 years ago

Thank you, great plugin.

Works as advertised!
by Oliver @ WebMatros.com·7 years ago

Works as advertised! Simple and effective.

Arigato, Nakashima Masahiro san:) 🙏🏼

Oliver

Threw two big PHP notices
by parakeet·7 years ago

I have xdebug installed. There are two big Notices.

Works but…
by frankmannen·7 years ago

Gives the following error message:

Notice: register_uninstall_hook was called incorrectly. Only a static class method or function can be used in an uninstall hook. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 4161

Easy enough to fix. Would be nice if it could be fixed to next update.

Download Trends

Today: 12Yesterday: 13This week: 78Period total: 4K

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 5.9.0
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.2
71.1%
v1.1
25.6%
v1.0
3.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.0 – 11 Sep 2018
Minor Fix. Thanks pandaj!

1.0.8 – 17 April 2016
Modify text in admin panel.

1.0.7 – 18 March 2016
Supportf the child theme!

1.0.6 – 5 December 2015
New feature : Display the theme test by IP address. Thanks toto!<…

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Masahiro NAKASHIMAMasahiro NAKASHIMA
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.1
Last Updated
Feb 24, 2022
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
5.9.0
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
7.0K+
Downloads
84K+
Added
Oct 14, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

pagepagesthemethemes

Developer

M
Masahiro NAKASHIMA
10 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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