Who should use Back To The Theme?

Back To The Theme is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and plugin developers.

Is Back To The Theme free?

Yes — Back To The Theme is free to use.

What platforms does Back To The Theme run on?

Back To The Theme runs on the web.

Is Back To The Theme still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

Who develops Back To The Theme?

Back To The Theme is developed by Mikael Korpela.

How long has Back To The Theme been around?

Back To The Theme first shipped in 2018.

Is Back To The Theme open source?

Back To The Theme has a public GitHub repository.

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Back To The Theme

Name: Back To The Theme
Author: Mikael Korpela

wordpress.orgOther creative

Back To The Theme is a WordPress plugin that previews a page simultaneously across multiple installed themes using separate views or editor previews. It helps site owners and WordPress developers compare theme rendering and debug plugins or Gutenberg blocks.

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Overview

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Back To The Theme is an Other creative project. It focuses on comparing how a WordPress page or block renders across different themes without switching themes manually. Back To The Theme is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and plugin developers. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

It is developed by Mikael Korpela, and it first shipped in 2018. Key capabilities include multi-theme preview, editor-side preview, and view-side preview. The interface is available in English and Thai. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Multi-theme preview
Editor-side preview
View-side preview
Iframe rendering
Theme selection
Page selection

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Runs on

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HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 4Multi-language

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Sept · 04:11 UTC
Back To The Theme verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Back To The Theme

What does Back To The Theme do?: Back To The Theme focuses on comparing how a WordPress page or block renders across different themes without switching themes manually. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who should use Back To The Theme?: Back To The Theme is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and plugin developers.
Is Back To The Theme free?: Yes — Back To The Theme is free to use.
What platforms does Back To The Theme run on?: Back To The Theme runs on the web.
Is Back To The Theme still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
Who develops Back To The Theme?: Back To The Theme is developed by Mikael Korpela.
How long has Back To The Theme been around?: Back To The Theme first shipped in 2018.
Is Back To The Theme open source?: Back To The Theme has a public GitHub repository.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Thai
Open source: Yes · ★ 4
First seen: 3 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and plugin developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Comparing how a WordPress page or block renders across different themes without switching themes manually.

Registered as

GitHub: simison/back-to-the-theme
WordPress.org: back-to-the-theme

Developer

Mikael Korpela

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 4
Forks: 2
Open issues: 5
Last commit: 4 Jun 2025
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 4
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master
Latest release: 1.2.0 · 1 Mar 2019

Index record

Indexed: 3 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 3 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: back-to-the-theme-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 3 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-the-theme

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