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MDC Theme Switcher

Description

BIG UPDATE

[new] Since 3.0.0, each of the visitors can set his own theme that won’t effect others’! We mean, there will be different themes for different visitors at the same time!

MDC Theme Switcher allows to choose and preview from available themes of a WordPress from front-end. Different themes for different visitors simultaneously!

Upon activation, it adds a sricky bar to front-end with a dropdown list of availabe themes. Admin can select which of the installed themes should be available in this list.

It also enables a shortcode [mdc_theme_swicher], that can be added anywhere of the WordPress. In a post, page or widget. Even in template files!

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Screenshots

  • Configure page
  • Sticky bar at bottom with dropdown list of themes
  • Sticky bar at top with dropdown list of themes
  • Widget shows dropdown list with shortcode

Installation

  1. Upload the mdc-theme-switcher folder and its contents to your wp-contents/plugins directory.
  2. Activate in the Plugins menu.
  3. Configure from WordPress admin area.
  4. Add Sticky Bar and/or shortcode [mdc_theme_swicher] in your post, page, widget on in a template file; if you wish!

Reviews

12 February 2017
Desperately need something like this, but each time I switch themes, all widgets on all themes are messed up and take ages to configure again! Refreshing the page doesn't work. Hoping for a less buggy version!
03 September 2016
When i switch themes, i get 404 error for custom post type pages. Default blog posts are working just fine.
03 September 2016 1 reply
I have tried for days to find a solution for this, tried nearly a dozen solutions. I have even paid for a couple of pluggins also on Envato, nothing works like this one. Until further notice, this is the ONLY pluggin in existence in the world than can achieve this, bravo to developer, you should charge for this!
03 September 2016 1 reply
It's pretty good like your other plug-ins. keep up your good work.
03 September 2016 1 reply
Works pretty well. However, if you're logged in as an admin or you hit the back button after switching themes, this plugin seriously messes with my widgets. It resets them all to default or moves them around the page. Had to deactivate until a fix can be found for this.
03 September 2016 1 reply
It works perfectly, thanks so much! I'm using it in a Multisite Installation, no problem at all.
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Changelog

2.0.0

  • [fix] Bug Fixed

2.0.1

  • [fix] Bug Fixed

v3.0.0 (25 March, 2016)

  • [new] Different themes for different visitors.
  • [new] Sticky Bar toggle
  • [fix] Bug Fixed
  • [improve] Option page

v3.1.0 (11 April, 2016)

  • [fix] Fixed “admin cannot change theme, it reverts back to user selected theme” issue.
  • [fix] Exclude admin area from cookie.