Title: theme switcher without using widget
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# theme switcher without using widget

 *  Resolved [adnapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adnapa/)
 * (@adnapa)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/)
 * Is there any plugin that I can use to switch between multiple themes currently
   installed in my wordpress? I know there is one plugin that is available: theme-
   switcher-reloaded, but that requires a widget which requires a sidebar in-order
   for that to work. here’s the thing, I only like using themes that contains one
   column and I have my own handed sidebar。And all the codes in my page is html(
   not .php) So is there any other plugins available that doesn’t require a sidebar
   or widgets for it to work? or a specific kind of code that allows me to control
   the themes?
 * Sorry for my poor english, and thanks in advance to anyone that answers!

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969304)
 * I believe you could use this [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-switcher/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-switcher/).
   And even though it says to use in your sidebar, I think you could put this in
   most any template.
 *     ```
       To use, add the following to your sidebar menu:
   
         <li>Themes:
       	<?php wp_theme_switcher(); ?>
         </li>
   
       This will create a list of themes for your readers to select.
   
       If you would like a dropdown box rather than a list, add this:
   
         <li>Themes:
       	<?php wp_theme_switcher('dropdown'); ?>
         </li>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [adnapa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adnapa/)
 * (@adnapa)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969368)
 * Thanks for the reply MichaelH.
    I’m thinking I probably didn’t explain it more
   clearly, but the code you provided, I would have that put that in my one column
   template in order for that to work, am I correct? Say, I want to somehow use 
   a code and place it in my own handed code, would that be possible? Perhaps inside
   a div tag?
 * I hope this kind of makes it more clear?
 * Thanks in advance again!
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969378)
 * > handed code
 * Not to sure what that means…
 * For discussion, if you are using WordPress Default Theme you could put that code
   in the header.php, the footer.php, the sidebar.php, or even index.php.
 * Please review:
    [Stepping Into Template Tags](http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Template_Tags)
   [Stepping Into Templates](http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates)
   [Template Hierarchy](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy)
 *  [danydareck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danydareck/)
 * (@danydareck)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969450)
 * If you want to use it in a div just put:
 *  <div id=”themeswitch”>
    <span>Themes: <?php wp_theme_switcher(‘dropdown’); ?
   ></span> </div>
 * where ever you want.
 * …anyone know how could I modify this plug-in in order to select 2 or how many
   themes I want but not all that I have installed? (I will open a post later if
   I will not find out..still trying 🙂 )
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969457)
 * danydareck – to a theme’s style.css add a line such as **Status: NotPublic** 
   right after the Author: line.
 * Then delete that line or change it to **Status: publish** if you want allow the
   theme switcher to see that theme again.
 *  [danydareck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danydareck/)
 * (@danydareck)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-switcher-without-using-widget/#post-969474)
 * Thank you for replaying
 * That suppose to be first step on something more complicated.
    I’m using 4 themes
   at the moment and I wanted to add a button that disables 2 of my themes and a
   button that disable the other 2.(like 2 country flags: 2 themes in one language
   other 2 themes in other language)
 * I manged to do that. Modified plug-in.
 * Thanks again

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 * Last reply from: [danydareck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danydareck/)
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