WordPress Theme Unit Tests

Theme Unit TestsWordPress sample content

What are Theme Unit Tests?

Two forms:

1. XML file (import via Tools > Import > WordPress

2. Plugin

Provide sample content to test theme styles

Why use them?

Test theme candidates for your site or a project

Save time later by testing styles now

Check your own theme development

Make sure your own themes support all default WordPress content features

Don’t release incomplete themes

WordPress.orgcodex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test

wpthemetestdata.wordpress.com/

Images, embeds

Visual Editor styles

Post formats

Categories & tags

Titles, excerpts, more tag, password, pagination etc

WP Testwptest.io

Based on wp.org's Theme Unit Test

Cool images

Fewer nonsense categories

Straight forward post titles

Plugin: Demo Data Creatorwordpress.org/plugins/demo-data-creator/

Has options page

Supports:

User creation

BuddyPress

Multisite

Plugin: WP Lipsum

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-lipsum/

Uses shortcodes or template tag

May be easier to use on development site

Plugin: WP Example Content

http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-example-content

Set bundle of 6 posts

Formatting, images, lists, links, blockquotes

One-button sample posts removal