Theme Test Drive
by Vladimir Prelovac · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 14 other plugins · 28.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Safely test drive any theme as an administrator, while visitors use the default one.
44 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
705
now · peak 727
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-01 · 1,442 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
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
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- 2026-08-14 CVE-2026-32464 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 2.9.1 No patch available
- 2015-11-23 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') 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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
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).
-
All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - C Cryout Serious Theme Settings 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- W WP Updates Notifier 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Create Block Theme 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Theme Test Drive into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/theme-test-drive" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Theme Test Drive — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Theme Test Drive: 7K+ active installs, 3.9★ (50 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/theme-test-drive