Theme Switcher Reloaded
by undoIT · Uncategorized
Theme Switcher Reloaded is an updated and much improved version of the original Theme Switcher. Comes with a widget and can also switch themes via URL …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-17%
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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 26.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4395 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
2.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4395 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 93 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
12.0y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 20 Oct 2014
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ B0RG11.1y ago
Errors, Errors, Errors. Annoying waste of time. Should be removed from here!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bpinkertsavant12.0y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for the past couple of weeks as a way to display themes to prospective clients. This plugin has made it very easy to show the many possible implementations of each design, it’s made an impact on my sales! We use it at http://dev.websitesavants.com Our main website is http://www.websitesavants.com Thanks for the awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmsr12.0y ago
deprecated functions notices: in widgets.php: Notice: Undefined index: themeswitcher-submit in …wp-content/plugins/theme-switcher-reloaded/theme-switcher-reloaded.php on line 135 on front, in widget: Notice: get_settings is deprecated since version 2.1! Use get_option() instead. in …wp-includes/functions.php on line 3201 switching theme, white screen with: Notice: get_settings is deprecated since version 2.1! Use get_option() instead. in /Users/hubertsouchaud/Sites/dev/cms/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3201 Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at …wp-includes/functions.php:3201) in …wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 117 http://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-switcher-reloaded/
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-08-25 CVE-2025-53223 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
0 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 334 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("changer", "presentation", "preview", "preview theme", "selector" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 100+ → 200+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-04-25 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-21 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2024-04-16 200+ → 100+ down after 560 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 300+ → 200+ down after 538 days in tier
- 2021-04-14 500+ → 300+ down after 492 days in tier
- 2019-12-09 1K+ → 500+ down
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).
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PWD Theme Switcher 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 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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