Theme Test Drive
by Vladimir Prelovac · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 20 other plugins · 18.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Safely test drive any theme as an administrator, while visitors use the default one.
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 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
7K+
≈7.6K estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “test” and “theme” 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.
44 health vs 56 average across 5,898 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 524K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 50 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| test your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “test” and “theme” 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 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 1 May 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.9.1 Fixed security issue 2.9.1
- — Version 2.9 WordPress 4.1 refresh and compatibility 2.9
- — Version 2.8.4 Removed the versionc hecking code WP 3.5.1 compatible 2.8.4
- — Version 2.8.3 Update for compatibility to WordPress 3.4.1 by replacing deprecated calls (thanks Lance Willett!) Use new WP_Theme API for loading themes and getting theme information Fix PHP warnings 2.8.3
- — Version 2.8.2 WordPress 3.2 compatibility 2.8.2
- — Version 2.8.1 Reverted the admin capabilities so the user can see the options panel for theme being previewed 2.8.1
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.9.1). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-08-14 CVE-2026-32464 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 2.9.1 No patch available
- 2015-11-23 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9 Patched in 2.9.1
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.
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
5 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,581 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "themes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 274 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 9K+ → 8K+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1428 days in tier
- 2021-01-01 20K+ → 10K+ down after 485 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 30K+ → 20K+ 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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