{"id":1371,"date":"2017-07-17T08:54:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T12:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_sponsor&#038;p=1371"},"modified":"2017-08-09T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T18:07:34","slug":"wptestdrive","status":"publish","type":"wcb_sponsor","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2017\/sponsor\/wptestdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"wpTestDrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>Based on the simple idea of wanting to know how well a WordPress product performs BEFORE you pay for it, <a href=\"https:\/\/wptestdrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">wpTestDrive<\/a> allows WordPress users to quickly demo WordPress themes and plugins for free, BEFORE laying out cash.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress now runs over 74.6 million websites &#8211; that\u2019s 28.4% of all websites on the internet (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/technologies\/details\/cm-wordpress\/all\/all\" rel=\"nofollow\">W3Techs<\/a>). Most of those users rely on themes and plugins to help them achieve the right website look and functionality. If those themes and plugins don\u2019t work as expected, or conflict with each other some way, it can create frustration.<\/p>\n<h2>wpTestDrive Prevents Conflicts<\/h2>\n<p>wpTestDrive keeps conflicts from happening on your live site. Rather than being disappointed when a theme or plugin they purchased doesn\u2019t perform as expected, users can take it for a one-click, admin-level, free TestDrive.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, discovering how a WordPress product LOOKS is easy &#8211; that\u2019s what a \u201cPreview\u201d is for. But without wpTestDrive, it\u2019s difficult to evaluate and compare themes and plugins to see if they have the specific functionality a user needs.<\/p>\n<p>wpTestDrive gives users an opportunity to \u201ctry-before-they-buy\u201d to ensure a WordPress product PERFORMS as advertised<\/p>\n<p>Users can make sure a theme isn\u2019t missing vital features they want. wpTestDrive goes \u201cbeyond the Preview\u2019 &#8211; it allows users to fully test themes and plugins with admin-level access before investing. It\u2019s fast, easy, and free to set up, it takes less than 60 seconds to launch.<\/p>\n<h2>wpTestDrive Themes<\/h2>\n<p>Right now, there are over 60 themes currently available for wpTestDrive with new additions monthly. Theme developers include WordPress favourites like<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elegant Themes<\/li>\n<li>StudioPress<\/li>\n<li>Proteus Themes<\/li>\n<li>ThemeIsle<\/li>\n<li>aThemes<\/li>\n<li>Create And Code<\/li>\n<li>BrothersTheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>wpTestDrive Plugins<\/h2>\n<p>There are more than 10 popular plugins available for wpTestDrive including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beaver Builder<\/li>\n<li>Gravity Forms<\/li>\n<li>Pretty Link Pro<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Custom Fields Pro<\/li>\n<li>Bloom<\/li>\n<li>Divi Builder<\/li>\n<li>Monarch, and<\/li>\n<li>ET Shortcodes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Users can <a href=\"https:\/\/wptestdrive.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">demo WordPress themes and plugins<\/a> for up to 10 days.\u00a0They get full access to a private playground with admin-level access.\u00a0<span class=\"\">TestDrives stay active for 10 days for registered members or 24 hours for GuestDrives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, users can see how a WordPress product looks AND performs before purchase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the simple idea of wanting to know how well a WordPress product performs BEFORE you pay for it, wpTestDrive allows WordPress users to quickly demo WordPress themes and plugins for free, BEFORE laying out cash. 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