Description
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!
Installation
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!
FAQ
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Does it work in a multisite environment?
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Yep. It does.
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Hm. It could be that you are using a theme that does not call wp_footer() (which is the hook it is linked to).
In that case, you can use the custom hook/action for this.
Just add the following php code (make sure it is somehow called on every page): -
Do you have plans to improve the plugin?
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We currently have on our roadmap:
* Adding translations
* Adding a custom capability (to be used next to roles, for those who want to add a custom role)
* Set the preference per userIf you have a feature suggestion, send us an email at plugins@zodan.nl.
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Contributors & Developers
“Z Theme Switcher” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.3
- Added setting to also switch in the backend
1.2
- Added JS to copy PHP code
1.1
- Changed front-end JS and CSS loading method
1.0
- Very first version of this plugin