by pixelgrade 3 (2 reviews)

Backstage - Customizer Demo Access

Name: Backstage - Customizer Demo Access
Rating: 3.0 (2 reviews)
Author: pixelgrade

Showcase your product's flexibility the same way users will harness it, in the Customizer. All elegant and secure.

Backstage ranks #13,217 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,755 of 8,547 in the Customization category, a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Nov 8, 2019. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.3 (Current: 7.1)

v1.4.2 Current Version v1.4.2

Updated 6 years ago Last Update on 08 Nov, 2019

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,755 of 8,547 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

100+

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Downloads

3.2K

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60%

Review 3 out of 5

3 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 71%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Jul 7, 2026 UNPATCHED

Backstage – Customizer Demo Access [backstage] <= 1.4.2 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2026-9842 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.4.2
Last Updated: Nov 08, 2019
Requires WP: 4.9.0+
Tested Up To: 5.3
PHP Version: 5.4.0 or higher
Author: pixelgrade

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for theme and plugin authors who want to let demo site visitors try out the WordPress Customizer without logging in. It solves the problem of showcasing customization options securely, without giving guests full access or risking demo site data.

Guest access to Customizer
No login required
Customizable frontend button
Custom button HTML and CSS
Back to Demo button
Customizable notification content
Multisite support
Compatible with core Customizer controls

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Backstage - Customizer Demo Access

We believe so. To put our money where our mouth is, we use it in production on our own demo multisite installation. We've strived to close off any endpoints that WordPress uses to save things (mainly the changeset logic specific to the Customizer experience).

There is no point in showcasing a customization experience that is not consistent with the real one. We couldn't agree more. That is why we've studied the Customizer JavaScript logic and found ways to maintain the same results without saving anything in the database.

Sometimes, WordPress themes will come with custom JavaScript that will bind to click events and stop their propagation. Due to this, the Customizer (not our's) logic can't catch that click and go the proper way of refreshing the preview window. We really have not way around that.

The plugin doesn't provide this functionality as it is quite difficult to map it to a set of configuration options. But it should be quite straight forward to code a function that "removes" panels, sections or controls when the special pseudo-guest user is logged in.

We are also developers (and designers, and marketers, and support people...) just like you. We know how important it is that plugins get coded in an open, thoughtful manner that is friendly towards those that have custom requirements. The plugin provides actions and filters in all the right places allowing you to introduce custom logic just about anywhere, if the need arises.