Title: Design Experiments Author: Kjell Reigstad Published: June 14, 2019 Last modified: September 9, 2019 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/design-experiments/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2105927) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/design-experiments/assets/icon.svg?rev=2105927) # Design Experiments By [Kjell Reigstad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/design-experiments.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/) ## Description The Design Experiments plugin is a tool for prototyping designs within the context of WP-Admin. It contains a number of proof of concepts that the [WordPress Design Team](https://make.wordpress.org/design/) is exploring. An important disclaimer: This plugin is called experimental for a reason. It is for testing concepts, and is not intended for use on a production site. These experiments may hide or visually break functionality in the admin area. Some of the experiments may break after a while, and will be removed from the plugin. Do not rely on this plugin for permanent changes to your site. ## Screenshots * [[ * [[ * [[ * [[ ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use the Settings->Design Experiments screen to activate an experiment. ## FAQ What do I do if an experiment appears broken? These are rough proof of concepts, so some breakage is generally expected. If you’d like to follow up with the team who built the plugin though, you may [submit an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/design-experiments/issues). I have an idea for an experiment, how do I submit it? There are instructions for submitting ideas and building your own experiments at [the plugin’s GitHub page](https://github.com/WordPress/design-experiments). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9cfa92b68c49d23f30647e06cdd787b1cdc36b548a8d5a96de314fa5567394a9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome 🙂](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-7056/)󠁿 [FahimMurshed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fahimmurshed/) September 25, 2019 It’s awesome ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e12ee73c860b3578909fca126abb2b1d5e0289b14c1c30a75b76f68061c82d8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Dark mode design is very cool!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dark-mode-design-is-very-cool/)󠁿 [Ryo Uozumi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryoraspp/) July 11, 2019 It is a plug-in that makes it simple, easy to use and good design at WP-Admin! [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Design Experiments” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Kjell Reigstad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/) * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) * [ Andrei Draganescu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andraganescu/) * [ Andrew Ozz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/) * [ Tammie Lister ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) * [ Mark Uraine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * [ Mel Choyce-Dwan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * [ sarah semark ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tinkerbelly/) “Design Experiments” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/design-experiments/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Design Experiments” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/design-experiments) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/design-experiments/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/design-experiments/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/design-experiments/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/design-experiments/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3 * Adds the “Darker Field Borders and New Buttons (Alternate)” experiment. * Adds the “New Colors” experiment. #### 1.2 * Adds the “Darker Field Borders and New Buttons” experiment. #### 1.1 * Adds the Animated Menu Hovers experiment. #### 1.0 * Initial release. Includes experiments for larger font sizes, Gutenberg-style form fields, an updated header treatment throughout WP-Admin, and a dark mode. ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.2.24** * PHP version ** 5.2.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/design-experiments) * Tags * [design](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/design/)[experiments](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/experiments/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/design-experiments/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/design-experiments/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Kjell Reigstad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/) * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) * [ Andrei Draganescu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andraganescu/) * [ Andrew Ozz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/) * [ Tammie Lister ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmatosed/) * [ Mark Uraine ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mapk/) * [ Mel Choyce-Dwan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) * [ sarah semark ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tinkerbelly/) ## Support Got something to say? 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