Best preview theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular preview theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Theme Switcher Reloaded leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of PWD Theme Switcher (30+) and Preview Themes (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “preview theme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 preview theme plugins
- 1.Theme Switcher Reloaded
The most installed preview theme plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 2.
PWD Theme Switcher30+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 3.Preview Themes
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 4.Wave Your Theme
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
All 4 plugins tagged “preview theme”
Theme Switcher Reloaded
#15,809by undoIT12 years ago
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 …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 2.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PWD Theme Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:98#24,285by NicolasKulka3 years ago
Change theme to see your changes without saving it just for your session.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Preview Themes
#33,358by Abinav Thakuri15 years ago
The Preview Themes plugin allows wordpress users to preview all installed themes without having to activate and deactivate them simultaneously.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wave Your Theme
#42,280by qiqiboy16 years ago
A cool, beautiful method that allows themes to be previewed without activation. It will generate a button on the page link, when clicked, will show th …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day