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Posted: Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 at 11:16 pm. Filed in Features.
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Theme Preview

by mdawaffe

I know you want to check out some of those new themes on WordPress.com to see just how much they might make your blog shine, but you don’t want to activate any for fear your readers will get on your case about switching themes all the time.

… You have really obnoxious readers, don’t you? ;)

Well no need to worry any longer. You can now preview any WordPress.com theme from your blog’s Presentation admin screen just by clicking on the theme’s thumbnail. Your blog will load on the fly using the new theme without actually activating that theme for realies. Even better, you can click around most anywhere in your blog to see how your posts, pages, categories and everything else look.

Theme Preview Preview

Kinda fun, huh? Go nuts.

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  1. Fredi
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:21 pm

    Cool.

  2. perplexityshe
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    o0o.

  3. Naoko Kensaku
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    OMG YES THANK YOU FOR THIS FEATURE!!!!!

  4. RegiVizz
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    I just tried it! Fun new feature! Thanks!

  5. theorangemage
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    Oh man, I was wondering when something like this would be enabled…just about any other theme-enabled thing on a PC has this ability.

    Works great, too! :D

  6. baronen
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:39 pm

    Yeah, me like!

  7. Sporti - Deportes.co.il
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:40 pm

    Muy bueno!

  8. freakcode
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:42 pm

    That was the most needed feature. Thumbs up!

  9. undarsh
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:45 pm

    Sounds good!

  10. lulu
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:49 pm

    Wow! That was fun!

  11. lna13
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:52 pm

    wow this is cool. Very good idea.

  12. vermeulenblog
    August 15th, 2007 at 11:56 pm

    that is awesome!

  13. briosafreak
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:05 am

    Finally! Great job :kudos:

  14. invictus
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:07 am

    This was a really needed feature. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

  15. Jasper
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:11 am

    fantastic!

  16. daniel
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:16 am

    No more frills in switching theme anymore. That’s what I am expecting from wordpress. Cool!

  17. Richard
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    I’ve been wanting this for a long time, but never asked. I’m glad someone did – or staff figured it out on their own, being the kind and giving bunch they are!

    Thanks big-time!

  18. Grace
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:24 am

    This is a most excellent feature. Thanks.

  19. Yaser
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:25 am

    Sweetly cool

  20. Yaser
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:26 am

    Thanks!

  21. natanzuelo
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:34 am

    Thank you!
    I’ve been waiting for this :-D

  22. Lagenda Blogger
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:34 am

    WordPress rock

  23. iMargeIn
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:38 am

    Thumbs Up!

  24. Lizzie Moogle
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:39 am

    Excellent! Ive been thinking about this for ages :)

  25. webmaster
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:40 am

    Thanks – there’ve been so many times when I accidentally deleted my theme and customizations by trying to preview, or by just clicking in the wrong spot on the ‘presentation’ page.

  26. cuzoogle
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:42 am

    BOOYAH

  27. k_yohendi
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:50 am

    it’s a great feature, u should try it !
    thanks a lot, dev team!

  28. Andrew
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:56 am

    good news, especially given concerns about whether widgets and CSS will be messed up by experimenting with different themes

  29. Guy
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:56 am

    As Mr. Burns would say … excellent.

  30. thepearlady
    August 16th, 2007 at 12:58 am

    oh yay, I have wanted this feature. Thanks, WP. :)

  31. P-s-E-u-D-o-PEarL®
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:01 am

    Ha! That’s cool! Thanks, thanks.

  32. diamondfistwerny
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:13 am

    You’re spoiling me! Not a smart thing to do :P

  33. A Villager
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:18 am

    Oh my gosh! Thank you so much :) Now I can check out the other themes :)

  34. blogscapes
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Great, thanks!

  35. Debugger
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:34 am

    Nice…

  36. 关义俊 gondolier
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:45 am

    omg!
    this is cool.
    Thanks for the hard work!

  37. Phoenix
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:49 am

    Yeah.. I keep switching themes all the time and my readers some time take it to be a “sign”!

  38. trollboy
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:56 am

    Sweet

  39. kayinmaine
    August 16th, 2007 at 1:57 am

    I love you people at WordPress. *flinging hearts out of my chest at you* :lol:

  40. Anna
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:06 am

    This is perfect!!! Thank you!

  41. Jenn S. (a.k.a. Ducky)
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:10 am

    Finally! Thank you so much!

  42. La spectatrice
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:12 am

    This is a very convenient feature. Thanks! :D

  43. rowjie
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:13 am

    wow! this is nice!!! congrats!!! i am happy that you can now preview a chosen theme here in WordPress. :)

  44. Santosh
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:13 am

    great feature man… really needed.

  45. sora9n
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:15 am

    Once again you guys made my wish come true… :D

    Thank you very much! ^^

  46. Sankar
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:18 am

    This is a feature that I have been looking forward to for a long time. Good that is now here…

  47. rahulnever2far
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:27 am

    Thats great!!!! Thanks!!!

  48. vjp
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:30 am

    Looking good ;) Now, how about some new themes?

  49. DR PRABHAT TANDON
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:48 am

    this one is the better idea :)

  50. StDogbert
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:54 am

    Great! Was hoping this feature would be implemented soon.

  51. chill24
    August 16th, 2007 at 2:56 am

    thanks, just used it!!

  52. miquie's crew
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:06 am

    thank you so much …

  53. Dex
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:08 am

    this is what i was thinking when i first opened my account oo….thank you very much for this new feature…

  54. upuaut
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:14 am

    Very useful, I was waiting for it. :)

  55. StarSpry
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:20 am

    Awesome! Thanks :)

  56. Maxime S
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:25 am

    I was waiting for this for long!! Thanx

  57. MJ
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:31 am

    Great feature

  58. sleepyfrog76
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:33 am

    YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!! This is something I’ve been wanting. I love to change themes, but I really like to try them out to see how they fit for me. I’m sure it drives my blogging buddies nuts. So… THANK YOU!! Wo-hoooo!!

  59. Pranni
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:39 am

    Very useful feature !!! Thanks a ton

  60. civilizer
    August 16th, 2007 at 3:41 am

    Darn fine idea, much obliged.

  61. NAyK
    August 16th, 2007 at 4:13 am

    Wow. That is one really really really helpful innovation! Thanks.

  62. Henpon™
    August 16th, 2007 at 4:20 am

    looks great :D

  63. denit
    August 16th, 2007 at 4:42 am

    oh yay!! THANK YOU!!

  64. globetrotteri
    August 16th, 2007 at 4:45 am

    Terrific idea. WordPress rocks! This is what keeps setting you above the rest!

  65. Tracy
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:06 am

    Great! Thanks!

  66. wanderlust
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:08 am

    >> Go nuts
    Aye aye, cap’n!

  67. McVaro
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:17 am

    this is a along-awaited, and much-needed feature!
    thank you very much! =)

  68. Ken Perrott
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:32 am

    Very useful. Thanks.

  69. Universalgeni
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:33 am

    This is great fun. A winner-feature. Thank you guys!

  70. TiDeS
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:34 am

    This is really perfect.. Would help a lot..

  71. ephemery
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:40 am

    Wow, this is great! Much thanks!

  72. bobbibbo
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:47 am

    what is that…?can i use that theme? if yes you are awsome dude..

  73. Kunal
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:47 am

    nice feature :)

  74. Art
    August 16th, 2007 at 5:59 am

    Now this is something cool! And useful. Thanks!

  75. Suresh Gundappa
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:00 am

    Brilliant and I love you guys for innovation and easy on users! keep up the great work!

  76. Driver
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:02 am

    THANK YOU

  77. oldgreypoet
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:41 am

    Great news, thanks!

  78. Austin
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:41 am

    There you go! I like that. I know sometimes a reader will click on one entry and the theme is one way then click back to the homepage and its a different theme because I’m playing around with it. I really like this new feature.

    Austin

  79. Craig Hodgkins
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:42 am

    I love it, because I’m a real site tweaker. Thanks for all you WP folks do.

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  81. Matthew
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:52 am

    Thanks so much. I’ve been waiting for this. :)

  82. korrey
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:52 am

    Definitely this one is the feature I’ve been waiting for! Thanks!!

  83. Ana Peluso
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:58 am

    It’s great! It’s look a like a very special virtual environment preview!
    Very thanks!

  84. raincoaster
    August 16th, 2007 at 6:59 am

    Seriously cool. Thanks!

  85. amiripz
    August 16th, 2007 at 7:22 am

    That is really nice. Well done folks.

  86. enrico
    August 16th, 2007 at 7:33 am

    thanks

  87. Srikanth
    August 16th, 2007 at 7:45 am

    This is one feature which WP lacked and for this reason i prevented myself from checking out different themes coz i have a fully loaded widgets in present theme.

    Another Request to theme team :
    Can we have more tripaned themes plzzzzz

  88. the rufus
    August 16th, 2007 at 7:46 am

    Just setting up some new blogs – great feature. Marvelous.

  89. Susan
    August 16th, 2007 at 7:46 am

    So I don’t have to try out new themes in the middle of the night and hope no one Down Under is paying attention? Sweet! Thanks

  90. sams4n
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Finally ….. =.=

  91. Reynie
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:27 am

    Nice !

  92. makj
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:30 am

    AT LAST!!!!

    That’s a REALLY GREAT feature!!!

  93. MadMark
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:30 am

    Very useful and appreciate!

  94. ideasmith
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:34 am

    That’s great. I love changing templates and hate answering the “What are you doing..AGAIN?” coments. :-)

  95. raptorsworld
    August 16th, 2007 at 8:46 am

    This is one feature I have been waiting for since I first got here.
    Thanks and good work WP team!

  96. deftoned
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:06 am

    Thank goodness! I’ve been wanting this for some time now! :)

  97. invisiblegirl
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:12 am

    much better now =]

  98. helar
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:16 am

    Love this… I do not switch themes often but this makes it much easier!

  99. amalzone
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:29 am

    I’ve been waiting for this for a long time! Thanks!!!

  100. blayde
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:32 am

    Great, now i can check it out without having to use it, thanks

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