martenmoolenaar

Zodan

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.
<h4>What does it do?</h4>
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 <a href="plugins@zodan.nl" rel="nofollow ugc">plugins@zodan.nl</a>!

Zodan Theme Switcher


Z Theme Switcher has quickly become one of my favourite tools when working on new WordPress themes. It solves a very specific problem in a clean and effective way: being able to preview a different theme — just for yourself or selected user roles — without changing the live site for visitors.



What I really like:




It’s lightweight and easy to set up



You can control exactly who sees the development theme



The optional front-end switch button is handy during testing



It keeps everything safe and invisible to regular users




I often need to develop or fine-tune a new design while a site stays online. With this plugin, I can work directly on the live server, test things in context, or share previews with clients — all without setting up a separate staging environment.



It’s clear the developer understands real-world needs. The plugin is actively maintained and feels reliable. If you work with custom themes, this is definitely worth adding to your toolkit.


A simple but very useful tool for theme developers

Allow (certain) users(roles) to easily switch to another theme. Non-persistent, so regular users won't be bothered.

qiqiboy

*A cool, beautiful method that allows themes to be previewed without activation. 
*It will generate a button on the page link, when clicked, will Xianchu theme switch panel 
*Ajax way through to get all of your theme, and then displayed on the screen, then you can switch the theme of free choice. 
*After the switch there will be cookie records. 
*You can customize the cookie is valid. 
*You can also customize the display of the link button location.
*If you have questions, Please contact [imqiqiboy#gmail.com] or leave a message in my blog(http://www.qiqiboy.com). 
*这是一种很酷的，奇妙的主题切换预览方式 
*插件将会在你的页面上生成一个按钮链接（你也可以自定义，不用插件自己生成），点击后将会弹出一个面板 
*通过ajax请求，插件会获取到你当前主机上的所有可用主题，然后按顺序将这些主题显示在弹出的面板上。 
*你此时可以点击任意主题，就可以切换到你所选择的主题了。当你点击时，插件又会发送一条ajax请求，主题设置切换好后，页面将自动刷新，然后你就能看到一个全新的主题了 
*主题切换会记录cookie，你可以自定义cookie的有效期，在有效期内将会一直显示所切换的主题 
*你也可以自定义按钮连接的显示位置、显示样式。 
*提供技术支持及咨询，联系邮件请发【imqiqiboy#gmail.com】或者在我博客【http://www.qiqiboy.com】留言
注意：请最好不要勾选“自定义显示位置”，那样会很麻烦，容易出错。一切都交给插件吧！ 
你可以直接将要作为按钮的图片放到插件的“img”目录中，然后在后台就可以选择你添加的这张图片了。 
但是还要注意，如果你选择的图片的宽度和高度不是默认的22，那么你还需要在图片的宽度和高度选项中填写你的这张图片的宽度和高度，否则图片将无法完整显示。

Wave Your Theme

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