When we are developing themes, we quite often like to switch between the old (active) and the new (to develop) version of a theme. Sometimes without other people noticing.
This plugin does exactly that.
What does it do?
It lets users with certain roles see another (than the currently active) theme, by
- Selecting a theme from the list of installed themes
- Selecting which user roles are permitted to switch themes and
- Optionally, selecting user roles that can use a 'switch theme/back' button on the front-end
This plugin is under active development. Any feature requests are welcome at plugins@zodan.nl!
Install the Theme Switcher from within WordPress
- Visit the plugins page within your dashboard and select ‘Add New’;
- Search for ‘Z Theme Switcher’;
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page;
- Go to ‘after activation’ below.
Install manually
- Unzip the Theme Switcher zip file
- Upload the unzipped folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory;
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress;
- Go to ‘after activation’ below.
After activation
- On the Plugins page in WordPress you will see a 'settings' link below the plugin name;
- On the Theme Switcher settings page:
** Select the theme you want to be able to switch to
** Select the roles with the permission to switch
- Save your settings and you’re done!