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A/B testing, split testing or bucket testing is a method of marketing testing by which a baseline control sample is compared to a variety of single-variable test samples in order to improve response rates. A classic direct mail tactic, this method has been recently adopted within the interactive space to test tactics such as landing pages, banner ads and emails. The questions of this can happen in WordPress is asked often and rarely answered.

"The edit_theme_options capability should allow the user to edit the sidebar as described on this page : http://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Widgets_SubPanel Code to add to functions.php $role = get_role('editor'); $role->add_cap('edit_theme_options'); Edit: This should work to prevent editor accessing themes or menus function custom_admin_menu() { $user = new WP_User(get_current_user_id()); if (!empty( $user->roles) && is_array($user->roles)) { foreach ($user->roles as $role) $role = $role; } if($role == "editor") { remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'themes.php' ); remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'nav-menus.php' ); } } add_action('admin_menu', 'custom_admin_menu'); I haven't had chance to test this, but it only removes them from the menu they may still be able to access them by typing in the URL directly."

"Allows admins or all visitors to switch the blog theme. Has a restricted preview mode for your clients and includes a widget. Description Installation FAQ Screenshots Changelog Stats The plugin is great for theme development as you can tweak the template online without breaking stuff for visitors. You can also use it for presentations, to show off various templates. There is a widget and a theme cloud shortcode to make this easier."

Having a local WordPress test environment is essential for developing themes, plugins, and updating sites. The last thing you want to do is update a live site or install a plugin that completely breaks the site. In this tutorial I'm going to take you through the steps that will give you a local WordPress environment that will allow you to safely and efficiently develop for WordPress.

"FakerPress is a clean way to generate fake data to your WordPress, great for developers who need testing Whenever you create a new Theme or Plugin you will always need to create custom data to test whether your plugin is working or not, and as Developers ourselves we had this problem quite alot."

"Developing locally on your own computer or on-site server can save time and provide an easier route for testing and development, and with XAMPP you can do so easily. In this tutorial I will guide you through the complete setup of XAMPP and then installation of WordPress so you can build themes and plugins locally."

If you if you regularly test or develop WordPress themes and plugins, it is a big advantage to set up and use a local sever environment. Learn how to use Instant WordPress.