TryDemoWP
| 开发者 | trydemowp |
|---|---|
| 更新时间 | 2026年10月11日 23:20 |
| PHP版本: | 7.4 及以上 |
| WordPress版本: | 7.1 |
| 版权: | GPLv2 or later |
| 版权网址: | 版权信息 |
详情介绍:
- Takes a snapshot of this site —
wp-contentplus a database dump — and keeps it on your own server. - Shows you exactly what goes in — every plugin, theme, uploads folder and database table — and leaves customer data, orders and form entries out unless you choose otherwise.
- Holds several snapshots, so you can go back to how the demo looked last week without re-exporting anything.
- Publishes any snapshot as your live demo, resumably, so a dropped connection continues where it left off.
- Lets you download a snapshot and upload it in the TryDemoWP dashboard instead, which is the way through if your host blocks the direct push.
- Reports back when your demo is live.
.tdw file can only be opened by TryDemoWP — not by you, and not by any other tool. Anyone who has the file can build a demo from it in their own TryDemoWP account, so treat it like a copy of your site.
What it deliberately leaves out
This is an export built for demos, not a backup. To keep the archive small enough to upload, it skips:
- Cache directories and other backup plugins' folders (which are often gigabytes of your own backups).
- Log files, archives, and build junk such as
node_modulesand.git. - Post revisions, transients, and spam or trashed comments.
- Runtime scratch tables such as Action Scheduler and WooCommerce sessions — the table structure is kept so plugins still work, only the rows are dropped.
wp-config.php is never included, so database credentials and security salts never leave your server. Your live site is only ever read, never modified.
External service
This plugin sends data to TryDemoWP, a third-party service, and requires an account there.
- Service: TryDemoWP
- Data sent: your
wp-contentdirectory and a filtered database dump, your site's home URL, and the plugin version, all authenticated with a connect token you generate in your TryDemoWP dashboard. - Terms of service: trydemowp.com/terms
- Privacy policy: trydemowp.com/privacy
安装:
- Install and activate the plugin.
- In your TryDemoWP dashboard, open the site you want to update and choose Generate connect token on the Ingestion tab.
- In WordPress, go to Tools → TryDemoWP and paste the token.
- Press Take snapshot, then Make live on the snapshot you want your demo to show.
屏幕截图:
常见问题:
Does this modify my live site?
No. The plugin only reads your files and database. The only things it writes are your snapshots and a temporary export file, both under wp-content/uploads/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/. The temporary file is deleted as soon as the snapshot is sealed.
How much disk space do snapshots use?
As much as five copies of your site, by default. You choose how many to keep, between one and ten — when a new snapshot finishes, the oldest beyond that number is deleted. The snapshot your demo is currently showing is never deleted automatically. The plugin also refuses to start a snapshot when your host does not have room for it.
Can I open a downloaded snapshot myself?
No. Snapshots are encrypted with a key that stays on TryDemoWP, so the file only works there. If you want an archive you can open, use a general-purpose backup plugin — this one is for demos.
What does a snapshot include?
Before your first snapshot, the plugin shows a review screen listing every plugin, theme, uploads folder and database table, with its size. You choose what goes in, and your choices are remembered for later snapshots. The review opens again when something new appears, such as a newly installed plugin, so new private data never goes in unnoticed. You can open it any time with "Review contents". Left out by recommendation, and yours to change:
- WooCommerce orders and customers, form entries (WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor), back-in-stock signups, paid downloadable files and files attached to forms.
- User accounts other than administrators.
- Security plugins such as Wordfence, whose firewall can lock demo visitors out.
wp-config.php (your database password and keys), this plugin and its connect token, caches, other backup plugins' folders, logs and archives, post revisions, transients, spam and trashed comments, and the rows of credential and log tables (API keys, saved cards, webhooks, sessions, scheduled-task history, security logs). Tables are never dropped, only emptied, so plugins keep working.
Always replaced, because demo visitors sign in as administrators: every exported account's login, email and password hash (display names stay, so posts keep their author), session tokens and application passwords, billing and shipping details, and the email and IP address of every comment.
My snapshot is too large. What now?
The plugin estimates the size before packaging anything. If it exceeds your plan's limit, the review screen opens with the size against your limit, so you can leave out media folders, inactive plugins or unused themes until it fits. You can also upgrade your TryDemoWP plan.
My host has a low PHP time limit. Will this work?
Yes. The export runs in roughly 20-second slices and saves its position after each one, so it never depends on a single long-running request.
Do I have to keep the browser tab open?
No, as long as WP-Cron is working on your site: the push continues in the background and picks up from the same place when you come back. If WP-Cron is disabled the push screen says so and asks you to leave the tab open.
What does the plugin store on my site, and what happens if I delete it?
Your connect token, the name of the TryDemoWP site it is bound to, your snapshots, and the progress of any job in flight. Deleting the plugin removes all of it, including every snapshot file — so download anything you want to keep first.
Can I push to more than one TryDemoWP site?
A connect token is bound to a single site, so this plugin pushes to that one site. Generate a token from a different site to point it elsewhere.
What if my connection drops during the upload?
The upload is resumable. The plugin asks TryDemoWP where it left off and continues from that byte.
ZipArchive or OpenSSL is missing on my server
The plugin needs PHP's ZipArchive extension to build a snapshot and OpenSSL to encrypt it. Most hosts have both; ask yours to enable them if the plugin reports one missing.
更新日志:
- New: choose what goes into a snapshot. A review screen lists every plugin, theme, uploads folder and database table with its size, and remembers your choices. It reopens by itself when something new appears.
- New: private data is left out by recommendation: WooCommerce orders and customers, form entries, other users, paid downloads and form attachments.
- New: exported accounts never carry a real login, email or password hash, and comments never carry an email or IP address.
- Changed: an over-limit snapshot opens the review instead of offering to drop the whole media library.
- New: a redesigned TryDemoWP screen. Your live demo and its link sit at the top, a running snapshot shows one clear percentage, and Download and Delete move into a menu on each snapshot.
- New: connect errors show next to the token field instead of in a pop-up.
- Bundles the Figtree typeface (SIL Open Font License 1.1) so no font is loaded from a third-party server.
- Fix: theme and page-builder settings containing a percent sign (such as widths like 100%) were corrupted in the export, so the demo fell back to default colours and fonts.
- Readme: added an intro video and refreshed the screenshots. No code changes.
- Snapshots: take a copy of your site whenever you like and keep several on your own server.
- Publish any snapshot as your live demo, so rolling back no longer means re-exporting.
- Download a snapshot as an encrypted
.tdwfile and upload it in the TryDemoWP dashboard. - Choose how many snapshots to keep, from one to ten. The live one is never pruned.
- Snapshots now need PHP's OpenSSL extension alongside ZipArchive.
- Initial release.