Vladimir Prelovac

<p>Theme Test Drive WordPress plugin allows you to safely test drive any theme on your blog as administrator, while visitors still use the default one.</p>
<p>It happens completely transparent and they will not even notice you run a different theme for yourself.</p>
<p>Best part is you can even set the testing theme options (if it has them) in the Admin panel while you are testing the theme.</p>
<p>You can also preview any theme by adding “?theme=xxx” to your blog URL. For example http://www.myblog.com/?theme=Default</p>
<p>Plugin by Vladimir Prelovac. Managing more than one WordPress sites? Check out <a href="https://managewp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ManageWP</a>.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Some of the functions of Theme Test Drive plugin came from other plugins. So I can at least thank these people:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://boren.nu/" title="Ryan Boren" rel="nofollow ugc">Ryan Boren</a> for his <a href="http://dev.wp-plugins.org/wiki/ThemeSwitcher" title="Theme Switcher" rel="nofollow ugc">Theme Switcher</a> plugin</li>
<li><a href="http://andufo.com" title="Andres Santos" rel="nofollow ugc">Andres Santos</a> for his <a href="http://andufo.com/proyectos/plugins/wp-websnapr"" title="wp-websnapr" rel="nofollow ugc">wp-websnapr</a> plugin</li>
<li><a href="http://www.deliciousdays.com/" title="Oliver" rel="nofollow ugc">Oliver</a> for his <a href="http://www.deliciousdays.com/cforms-plugin" title="cforms II" rel="nofollow ugc">cforms II</a> plugin</li>
<li><a href="http://www.plaintxt.org/" title="Scott" rel="nofollow ugc">Scott</a> for his excellent readme.txt file</li>
<li><a href="http://www.websnapr.com" title="WebSnapr" rel="nofollow ugc">WebSnapr</a> folks for their service</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This file is part of Theme Test Drive.</p>
<p>Theme Test Drive is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>Theme Test Drive is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Theme Test Drive. If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.</p>


Theme Test Drive

Safely test drive any theme as an administrator, while visitors use the default one.

Anton Aleksandrov

<p>This plugin empowers you to thoroughly evaluate your WordPress hosting server’s performance with detailed, objective metrics. Simple and free to use – our mission is to help regular WordPress users determine if they’re actually getting the hosting quality they’ve paid for.</p>
<h3>Comprehensive Testing Suite</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CPU & Processing Power:</strong> Tests both raw processing speed and WordPress-specific functions</li>
<li><strong>Memory Usage & Efficiency:</strong> Evaluates how effectively your server handles memory-intensive operations</li>
<li><strong>Filesystem Performance:</strong> Measures file read/write capabilities critical for WordPress</li>
<li><strong>Database Operations:</strong> Tests query execution speed and complex joins</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Object Cache:</strong> Evaluates persistent cache performance</li>
<li><strong>Network Speed:</strong> Measures connection responsiveness</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Scheduled Benchmarking:</strong> Automatically run tests at regular intervals to monitor your hosting performance over time and identify patterns or degradation</li>
<li><strong>WordPress Core Function Tests:</strong> Specifically tests WordPress operations like shortcode processing, hook execution, and transient handling</li>
<li><strong>Comparative Analysis:</strong> See how your hosting stacks up against others with similar configurations</li>
<li><strong>Performance Scoring:</strong> Get an objective rating that helps you understand your server’s capabilities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Easy to Use</h3>
<p>No technical expertise or additional software required! All tests run directly within WordPress, using your existing PHP installation. Simply install the plugin, click to run benchmarks, and get detailed results you can understand.</p>
<h3>Make Informed Decisions</h3>
<p>Whether you’re troubleshooting slow site performance, evaluating a new hosting provider, or simply curious about your current hosting quality, this tool provides the concrete data you need to make smart decisions about your WordPress hosting.<br />
Don’t settle for underwhelming hosting performance. Use WordPress Hosting Benchmark Tool today to discover exactly what you’re getting from your hosting provider.</p>


Hosting Benchmark tool

Excellent

Highly recommend this plugin to get a high level overview of how your WordPress website is working and how good is your web hosting server. It does exactly what it says on the tin without additional bloat. 

The generated results page is an added bonus to be able to share to clients.

Great Plugin / Highly recommended

Great plugin

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