PWD Theme Switcher
by NicolasKulka · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 138K+ installs across the portfolio →
Change theme to see your changes without saving it just for your session.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈39 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “changer”, “presentation” and “preview” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1166 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1166 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| changer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| presentation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preview your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preview theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| selector your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “changer”, “presentation” and “preview” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 116 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 24 Aug 2023
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 19 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chwastomat5.5y ago
Very good plugin. Effective and simple way to work on a new theme. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ardiyudha8.1y ago
Very simple but useful Please be aware, not all themes enable WP Toolbar. May be you can use your menu as floating widget
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pegelf11.2y ago
Finally, I found a Template Chooser which works without issues on the lates WordPress version. Would it be possible to also add a function for saving the chosen theme to the user, if logged in? That would be nice, because then, registered WordPress/Buddypress users could have individual themes for themselves.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 572 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("presentation", "preview", "preview theme", "selector" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 40+ → 30+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2026-06-04 50+ → 40+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 60+ → 50+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 70+ → 60+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 80+ → 70+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 90+ → 80+ down after 80 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- T Theme Switcher Reloaded 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags D
- T Theme Preview 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Public Post Preview 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
underConstruction 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Preview E-mails for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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