I can’t figure out how to show specific theme to guests(non logged in users).
I guess it’s not possible for now?
Would be nice if you could implement such functionality.
First of all it’s a great plugin, thank you! ??
I saw that there were similar problems in old threads and they were supposedly solved, but I still have the problem with redirection exactly as described here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/2-bugs-redirects-to-a-post-wp-customize-fails-to-change/
My problem is the same: whenever I change a theme, it redirects to a post. The problem occurs on the home page, archive page, tag page… The problem does not occur on any post page or subpages created by me.
]]>Hi,
I am working on a site that will have a brand targeted two audiences but that share the backend. I thought it could be a great idea to simply create two child themes (each having different style based on the subbrand) and then based on which productURL or PageURL the user visits to switch to the right theme for the right brand.
So I imagine I for each page/product I would set which theme is used.
I know I can append ?theme-switch=my-awesome-theme to a URL. but I would like to avoid doing that (for SEO and cleanliness reasons – eg. it looks weird that each page has this parameter).
This plugin seems like it could be a grat solution. Is this possible, or do you recommend a better way?
]]>Hello. I keep reading your instructions, but I find that some things just don’t compute. I’m a visual learner. Are there any video tutorials of how your plugin works from installation to finish?
]]>Hello,
I used the plugin and am finished now. I deleted the plugin, but somehow the source maps are still loaded? I guess this is from the plugin for debugging / development purposes? app.umd.cjs.map
If so how could this be undone?
Kind regards,
Mathijs
hi
I’ve tried Theme Switcha on a couple of sites. The temporary theme loads fine, but when I go to Customizer the options for the new theme show for a split second and then I get a shorter list of options. In both cases I’ve been using a child theme. I also cleared any cache that was present.
thr Customizer shows the name of the current child theme not the Switcha selection
what else should I try?
]]>Hello,
Thanks for this great plugin, very useful for getting work done. Great job.
Unfortunately, since a few days I realize that it does not work anymore correctly.
I’m using WordPress 6.4.1 (+ the latest version of the plugin) and when I switch the theme I get a fatal error. The error says “Cannot redeclare…”, so it’s a conflict between the functions.php of the public theme and the functions.php of the switched theme. If I remove the content of the functions.php of the switched theme, the “Cannot redeclare…” conflict is resolved but the theme is not switched (I end up with the public theme).
Thanks again.
]]>Hi,
I’m having a similar issue to this topic. Rolling back to WP 6.3.2 fixes the issue.
When switching is activated, the site returns “Fatal error: Cannot redeclare,” citing a function path (in functions.php) that was previously declared in the publicly active theme. It indicates that the switched theme is loading the public-facing functions and then the functions in the test theme.
The theme I am switching to is very simple, just index.php, functions.php (one function), and style.css. When I switch to the Twenty Twenty-Four theme, it seems to work. Are there additional theme elements that are needed to make the plugin work with newer versions of WP?
Thank you
]]>Hello,
Since updating WordPress 6.4 or higher (working with 6.3.2 version), changing the theme by this plugin does not load the header.php and footer.php files of the targeted theme but the publicly active one.
For your information, I do not use a child theme.
Thanks for your help.
]]>Hello.
Installed and activated the plugin.
Switched to development theme. But after a while (about 1 hour), the active theme returns. I switch to the theme for development, but it doesn’t switch anymore, the active theme is still displayed.
how visitor can change theme color from fronted using theme switcha
]]>Allowing visitors to change the background color of a WordPress website theme from the frontend.
]]>Hello Team,
Thanks for creating this great tool. I’m not a developer. I’ve found that you have a function ?? to set the current theme.
theme_switcha_active_theme()Can you please suggest me to on how can I create a button or option from where public user can always go back to my default theme?
Thanks.
zh_TW is localized fully and I found several UI strings can be internationalized.
I list them as the following, based on 3.1.
\inc\settings-register.php, line 17
add_settings_section('settings', __( 'General Settings', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_settings_section_options', 'theme_switcha_options');
\inc\settings-register.php, line 19
if ($enable_plugin) add_settings_section('themes', __( 'Available Themes', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_themes_section_options', 'theme_switcha_options');
\inc\settings-register.php, line 22 to 31
add_settings_field('enable_plugin', __( 'Enable Switching', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_checkbox', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'enable_plugin', 'label' => esc_html__('Enable theme switching', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('enable_admin', __( 'Enable Admin Area', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_checkbox', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'enable_admin', 'label' => esc_html__('Apply switched theme to Admin Area', 'theme-switcha') .' (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/important-please-read-2/">'. esc_html__('Important Note', 'theme-switcha') .'</a>)'));
add_settings_field('enable_toolbar', __( 'Enable Toolbar Menu', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_checkbox', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'enable_toolbar', 'label' => esc_html__('Enable Theme Switch menu in Toolbar', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('disable_widget', __( 'Dashboard Widget', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_checkbox', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'disable_widget', 'label' => esc_html__('Disable dashboard widget for non-admin users', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('allowed_users', __( 'Allowed Users', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_select', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'allowed_users', 'label' => esc_html__('Allow these users to switch themes', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('cookie_expire', __( 'Cookie Expiration', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_number', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'cookie_expire', 'label' => esc_html__('Cookie Expiration (in seconds)', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('passkey', __( 'Passkey', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_text', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'passkey', 'label' => esc_html__('Passkey for theme-switch links (alphanumeric only)', 'theme-switcha') .' <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/theme-switcha/#installation">'. esc_html__('More info »', 'theme-switcha') .'</a>'));
add_settings_field('reset_options', __( 'Reset Options', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_reset', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'reset_options', 'label' => esc_html__('Restore default plugin options', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('rate_plugin', __( 'Rate Plugin', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_rate', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'rate_plugin', 'label' => esc_html__('Show support with a 5-star rating »', 'theme-switcha')));
add_settings_field('show_support', __( 'Show Support', 'theme-switcha' ), 'theme_switcha_callback_support', 'theme_switcha_options', 'settings', array('id' => 'show_support', 'label' => esc_html__('Show support with a small donation »', 'theme-switcha')));I think this implement is good for this awesome plugin.
]]>Is the theme switcher compatible with Elementor? Can see demo somewhere?
I would like my visitors be able to select a theme from Elementor that they want me to build their site with. Can I do that with this plugin or maybe I need to make WordPress multisite and install Elementor theme on new site and make menu item so they can switch the theme?
Hi,
I’m trying to load my website inside an IFRAME, but with another theme.
The link is working fine, but if I pass the attribute inside iframe it doesn’t work.
`<iframe src=”https://examples.com?theme-switch=child-2″
Any ideas?
Thank you very much
Hi,
Please help. Have staged my site locally to test your plugin and would like to switch themes but when I saved Enable theme switching it causes error in the site. Below is the error code:
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function mesmerize_is_inner() in \wp-content\plugins\mesmerize-companion\theme-data\mesmerize\options\overlap.php on line 77 Call stack: Mesmerize\Companion::{closure}() wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php:307 WP_Hook::apply_filters() wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php:331 WP_Hook::do_action() wp-includes/plugin.php:474 do_action() wp-includes/general-template.php:3042 wp_head() wp-includes/template-canvas.php:17 include() wp-includes/template-loader.php:106 require_once() wp-blog-header.php:19 require() index.php:17
I am using Highlight theme at the moment. I tried loading the Twenty-Twenty-Two theme via right-clicking the thumbnail and pasting the copied URL address.
Please help
thank you
Hello, I would like to know how to save my changes on the new theme without changing the active theme. Can you help me please?
cordially
Hello,
Regarding your “important please read” comment (which I appreciate) I am just looking to preview the changes I want to make to a new theme before activating. Basically a staging environment. When you say it is not compatible with Theme Customizer, does that mean if I use the plugin and then make it live, activate it, I will then only be able to customize things in this theme, like adding menu items or additional portfolio items, using the plugin? Or after I activate the theme then I am done with the plugin and the normal customization will work as it usually does? Hope that makes sense. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Bryan
Would be nice if you made a “User Switcha” also! With links that could be placed on the page and be able to switch from a User Profile to another User Profile.
BuddyBoss has this implemented nicely.. IF a person was using BuddyBoss.. but this would be lovely as a stand-alone WP plugin.
First, I’m sorry to have to make a separate topic.
Theme Switcha is a very perfect plugin, However, recently suddenly found
it works great while logged in, but while logged out it does not work.
I’ve tried with and without the passkey and verified that the settings are set to everyone.
================================
This problem has been bothering me for two weeks now, and I’ve gone through all the pages in Theme Switcha Support.
I’ve ruled out server cache and browser cache in turn, but I’ve only come across https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/doesnt-work-for-logged-out-user/#post-9557903 , and I’m not sure what the problem is.
Then I replaced the .htaccess file in the root of the site with a standard .htaccess file, and after that, Theme Switcha was able to switch normally.
Hi,
First off, love the plug-in, does exactly what it says without extra bloat.
Now, the reason I made this topic. On our site we’ve disabled the WP cron and made an actual cronjob on the server. This cronjob is currently showing a repeated PHP notice.
See below the notice:
PHP Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/theme-switcha/inc/plugin-core.php on line 81
Currently this line is this:
if (!$options['enable_plugin']) return $current;
I believe this notice can be prevented if this is changed to:
if (!isset($options['enable_plugin']) || !$options['enable_plugin']) return $current;
Could this please be implemented?
Kind Regards,
JJ
Hello,
Just recently, I tried to use the passkey link to switch themes while not logged in. The cookies are being set but it doesn’t go to my other theme. I’m not sure why as it has always worked before and still works on my staging serve which is more or less exactly the same app wise.
Another thing that happens is I cannot log in after using the link. I have to clear the cookies it sets first.
Any help or direction is most appreciated.
]]>Hi,
a couple of days ago the dark theme on one of my favorite pages stopped working. If you click on the link in the top menu a blank white page appears. I think the page is using your plugin with the Twenty Seventeen theme. Before contacting the admin I’d be curious if this problem is known and how it can be fixed (plugin/theme/WP update?).
Thanks in advance
Bj?rn
]]>Hello,
I am trying to place a dropdown menu at the bottom of my website’s header. How can I change the style of the menu so its smaller? Currently its width takes up the entire webpage.
I am using the shortcode for using the dropdown menu in the header file of my theme.
]]>When working from a localhost:XXXX (eg. localhost:9000) domain, the port number is not stripped when parsing HTTP_HOST, causing setcookie to fail. This renders theme switching completely unusable.
The issue is in inc/plugin-core.php on line 43:
$domain = sanitize_text_field($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
Using parse_url fixes the issue:
$domain = parse_url(sanitize_text_field($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']), PHP_URL_HOST);
Is it possible to submit a pull request for this?
]]>Hello. This plugin works great to help our clients be able to switch their themes easily.
At the moment, the active theme does not display first in the order of the themes that are available to switch between. Is there a way to display the themes in a custom order on the pages where the theme switcher is displayed? Thanks!
]]>Hey there – sorry in advance if my issue is obvious and this question is majorly stupid – I’m just getting started with WordPress and while I do my best to follow directions sometimes stuff just doesn’t click because I just don’t know about it yet.
So right now I am setting up the themes for my group’s future site – I’ve only got two pages laid out for testing purposes. I’ve built it with a combination of Elementor (free)(also I’m paranoid that is the Elementor itself causing the problem – is that a possibility?) and Yellow Pencil pro. The only differences in the themes I am using, however (both child themes, one of Hello-Elementor and one of OceanWP) is that one is toned to be darker and to remove animations – basically to be an easier reading experience for those who would find it more appealing than brighter colors and intro animations. Fonts are supposed to be the same, layout is supposed to be the same – all that. At first theme-switcha definitely wasn’t working because of Yellow Pencil – turns out that sonofagun just applies CSS to the whole damn site willy-nilly! So I basically configured one theme, exported the CSS, reset, configured the second theme, exported the CSS, destroyed the customizations in the plug-in, then deactivated the plug-in. I copy-pasted the CSS into the style.css for both child themes. Live preview showed up correctly, besides animations not working – no idea why that isn’t triggering, but again, huge noob at this. (That is also my default activated theme, so not sure why it wouldn’t show at all?)
However, when I use the theme switcher…. nothing immediately noticeable happens. EXCEPT on mobile! OceanWP’s default font seems to be smaller, for whatever reason, so while I took the time to properly configure the desktop font to the right sizes I didn’t bother with the mobile versions yet because I just wanted to know if what I was trying to do would work. So – the color shift – completely gone. It’s in the style-sheet, but doesn’t trigger unless I set the activated theme to that child. So theme-switcha is taking the font sizes, but not the color settings. (And god knows what’s going on with the animations. I don’t how on earth I’m going to figure out how to set that up so only one theme has them if copying in CSS doesn’t work ;-;)
Any insight as to what might be going wrong here would be appreciated. I’ve tried full-on deactivating my cache, Yellow Pencil is still deactivated, the accessibility plugin was tried once – I don’t know what else in my kit would be interfering – they’re mostly widgets for Elementor. Anyway, thanks in advance! Sorry if this question is dumb!
]]>Hello,
So I’ve recently encountered an issue where the plugin only seems to correctly switch themes when I’m logged in, and no longer appears to work when I’m logged out despite the fact that I have it set to work for everyone.
These are the shortcodes that I used with the Light and Dark links. [theme_switcha_link theme=”Astral-Silver” text=”?”]????? [theme_switcha_link theme=”Astral” text=”?”]
Thanks for you help,
Rowan
Hello, I have installed this fantastic plugin to check my new theme before put it online.
Everything works fine but I see the new theme only in the default language.
When I try to change language (I use WPML plugin) the website remain in the default theme and there’s no way to check if the new theme is ok in other languages.
I have tried with admin only option and url+theme+passkey but nothing happen.
Any help?
Thank you
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