Title: Working on theme while another is installed
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Working on theme while another is installed

 *  [radovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/radovic/)
 * (@radovic)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-on-theme-while-another-is-installed/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I wondering if there is a plugin that allow me to work on a theme, modifying 
   it, and making some improvement on it without necessary activating it.
 * While I am working on the new theme, the next “old” theme and the current one
   should be the one available for users.
 * Any one have an idea on how to do that ?
 * Thank you

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 *  [theApe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theape/)
 * (@theape)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-on-theme-while-another-is-installed/#post-2080275)
 * Make a copy of the old theme. Rename the folder it lives in and then work on 
   it in the theme preview via the admin if you don’t want to use a plugin to see
   a preview. Once you’ve finished working on it, activate the new theme and delete
   the old one if needed. Or build a child theme for it.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-on-theme-while-another-is-installed/#post-2080279)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-test-drive/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-test-drive/)
   
   [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/development-theme-test/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/development-theme-test/)

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