Title: TryDemoWP
Author: trydemowp
Published: <strong>16. August 2026</strong>
Last modified: 3. Oktober 2026

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# TryDemoWP

 Von [trydemowp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trydemowp/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/trydemo-sandbox-publisher.1.1.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/)

## Beschreibung

If you sell WordPress themes or plugins, buyers want to try before they buy. [TryDemoWP](https://trydemowp.com)
gives every visitor their own disposable sandbox copy of your site that destroys
itself when the timer runs out.

This plugin removes the manual step. Instead of exporting a backup, downloading 
it, and uploading it to TryDemoWP, you connect this site once and press a button.

**What it does**

 * Takes a snapshot of this site — `wp-content` plus a database dump — and keeps
   it on your own server.
 * Holds several snapshots, so you can go back to how the demo looked last week 
   without re-exporting anything.
 * Publishes any snapshot as your live demo, resumably, so a dropped connection 
   continues where it left off.
 * Lets you download a snapshot and upload it in the TryDemoWP dashboard instead,
   which is the way through if your host blocks the direct push.
 * Reports back when your demo is live.

**About the snapshot file**

A snapshot is encrypted with a key held by TryDemoWP, so a downloaded `.tdw` file
can only be opened by TryDemoWP — not by you, and not by any other tool. Anyone 
who has the file can build a demo from it in their own TryDemoWP account, so treat
it like a copy of your site.

**What it deliberately leaves out**

This is an export built for demos, not a backup. To keep the archive small enough
to upload, it skips:

 * Cache directories and other backup plugins‘ folders (which are often gigabytes
   of your own backups).
 * Log files, archives, and build junk such as `node_modules` and `.git`.
 * Post revisions, transients, and spam or trashed comments.
 * Runtime scratch tables such as Action Scheduler and WooCommerce sessions — the
   table structure is kept so plugins still work, only the rows are dropped.

Your `wp-config.php` is never included, so database credentials and security salts
never leave your server. Your live site is only ever read, never modified.

**External service**

This plugin sends data to TryDemoWP, a third-party service, and requires an account
there.

 * Service: [TryDemoWP](https://trydemowp.com)
 * Data sent: your `wp-content` directory and a filtered database dump, your site’s
   home URL, and the plugin version, all authenticated with a connect token you 
   generate in your TryDemoWP dashboard.
 * Terms of service: [trydemowp.com/terms](https://trydemowp.com/terms)
 * Privacy policy: [trydemowp.com/privacy](https://trydemowp.com/privacy)

Nothing is transmitted until you connect a token and choose to make a snapshot live.
Taking a snapshot never leaves your server.

## Screenshots

[⌊Connect this site with a token from your TryDemoWP dashboard.⌉⌊Connect this site
with a token from your TryDemoWP dashboard.⌉[

Connect this site with a token from your TryDemoWP dashboard.

[⌊Taking a snapshot, showing real server-side progress.⌉⌊Taking a snapshot, showing
real server-side progress.⌉[

Taking a snapshot, showing real server-side progress.

[⌊The snapshot library, with the live one marked. Publish or download any snapshot.⌉⌊
The snapshot library, with the live one marked. Publish or download any snapshot
.⌉[

The snapshot library, with the live one marked. Publish or download any snapshot.

[⌊What a buyer sees: their own live sandbox with a countdown and your buy button.⌉⌊
What a buyer sees: their own live sandbox with a countdown and your buy button.⌉[

What a buyer sees: their own live sandbox with a countdown and your buy button.

## Installation

 1. Install and activate the plugin.
 2. In your TryDemoWP dashboard, open the site you want to update and choose **Generate
    connect token** on the Ingestion tab.
 3. In WordPress, go to **Tools  TryDemoWP** and paste the token.
 4. Press **Take snapshot**, then **Make live** on the snapshot you want your demo 
    to show.

Full setup guide: [trydemowp.com/docs/wordpress-plugin](https://trydemowp.com/docs/wordpress-plugin)

Both steps carry on in the background if you close the tab, and reopening the screen
shows you where they got to. On sites where WP-Cron is disabled there is nothing
to continue them, so the screen tells you to keep the tab open instead.

## FAQ

### Does this modify my live site?

No. The plugin only reads your files and database. The only things it writes are
your snapshots and a temporary export file, both under `wp-content/uploads/trydemo-
sandbox-publisher/`. The temporary file is deleted as soon as the snapshot is sealed.

### How much disk space do snapshots use?

As much as five copies of your site, by default. You choose how many to keep, between
one and ten — when a new snapshot finishes, the oldest beyond that number is deleted.
The snapshot your demo is currently showing is never deleted automatically. The 
plugin also refuses to start a snapshot when your host does not have room for it.

### Can I open a downloaded snapshot myself?

No. Snapshots are encrypted with a key that stays on TryDemoWP, so the file only
works there. If you want an archive you can open, use a general-purpose backup plugin—
this one is for demos.

### My snapshot is too large. What now?

The plugin estimates the size before packaging anything and stops if it exceeds 
your plan’s limit, showing you which directories are responsible. You can retry 
without the media library, or upgrade your TryDemoWP plan.

### My host has a low PHP time limit. Will this work?

Yes. The export runs in roughly 20-second slices and saves its position after each
one, so it never depends on a single long-running request.

### Do I have to keep the browser tab open?

No, as long as WP-Cron is working on your site: the push continues in the background
and picks up from the same place when you come back. If WP-Cron is disabled the 
push screen says so and asks you to leave the tab open.

### What does the plugin store on my site, and what happens if I delete it?

Your connect token, the name of the TryDemoWP site it is bound to, your snapshots,
and the progress of any job in flight. Deleting the plugin removes all of it, including
every snapshot file — so download anything you want to keep first.

### Can I push to more than one TryDemoWP site?

A connect token is bound to a single site, so this plugin pushes to that one site.
Generate a token from a different site to point it elsewhere.

### What if my connection drops during the upload?

The upload is resumable. The plugin asks TryDemoWP where it left off and continues
from that byte.

### ZipArchive or OpenSSL is missing on my server

The plugin needs PHP’s ZipArchive extension to build a snapshot and OpenSSL to encrypt
it. Most hosts have both; ask yours to enable them if the plugin reports one missing.

## Rezensionen

Zu diesem Plugin liegen noch keine Rezensionen vor.

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„TryDemoWP“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben an diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ trydemowp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trydemowp/)

[Übersetze „TryDemoWP“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/),
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.1.2

 * Fix: theme and page-builder settings containing a percent sign (such as widths
   like 100%) were corrupted in the export, so the demo fell back to default colours
   and fonts.

#### 1.1.1

 * Readme: added an intro video and refreshed the screenshots. No code changes.

#### 1.1.0

 * Snapshots: take a copy of your site whenever you like and keep several on your
   own server.
 * Publish any snapshot as your live demo, so rolling back no longer means re-exporting.
 * Download a snapshot as an encrypted `.tdw` file and upload it in the TryDemoWP
   dashboard.
 * Choose how many snapshots to keep, from one to ten. The live one is never pruned.
 * Snapshots now need PHP’s OpenSSL extension alongside ZipArchive.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.2**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 3 Tagen**
 *  Aktive Installationen **weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 5.8 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.1.2**
 *  PHP-Version ** 7.4 oder höher **
 *  Sprache
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [demo](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/demo/)[migration](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/migration/)
   [sandbox](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sandbox/)[snapshot](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/snapshot/)
   [staging](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/staging/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/trydemo-sandbox-publisher/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ trydemowp ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trydemowp/)

## Support

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