Upload your zip. Each tester gets their own live WordPress environment — pre-installed, pre-activated, ready to test. Real feedback before your next release.
Plugin developers searching for how to test with real users usually end up with bad options — friends who aren't testers, messy credential handoffs, or automated scans that miss UX problems entirely.
They install wrong, skip your settings screens, and send vague notes. You spend more time coordinating than fixing bugs.
You know where every button is. Fresh eyes find broken onboarding, confusing labels, and edge cases you stopped noticing months ago.
One staging login for everyone means overwritten settings, conflicting test data, and security you have to unwind after every round.
A live WordPress site, provisioned in seconds, destroyed after your test. Each tester gets their own wp-admin login, your plugin installed and activated, on an isolated subdomain.
Toggle WordPress plugin test when you create a test, upload your .zip, and QATested handles provisioning. Testers never share an environment.
Built for plugin and theme developers who need human QA before a wp.org submission or a major release — without spinning up staging or teaching testers how to install a zip.
your-plugin-a1b2c3d4.sandbox.qatested.io
Upload plugin zip
Sandbox provisions on claim
Tester gets WP credentials
Tests, records, submits
Sandbox destroyed at settlement
Every submission includes proof — not just a thumbs-up in a forum thread.
Watch exactly what testers clicked in wp-admin and on the front end. Export MP4s with your submission data.
Custom feedback forms — ratings, multiple choice, free text. Export CSV, JSON, or a ZIP for your issue tracker.
One WordPress install per tester. No shared staging, no overwritten settings, no credential cleanup after the round.
Find out if your plugin breaks with WooCommerce, Yoast, or Elementor before your users do. Pre-installed stacks are on the roadmap — start with a clean baseline today.
Catch settings bugs, broken onboarding, and UX friction while fixes are still cheap — not after a reviewer sends it back or users leave one-star reviews.
No staging server, no credential handoffs. Upload your zip once — every sandbox provisions with your plugin installed and activated automatically.
Latest stable on a clean install
Fresh WordPress only — your plugin is the sole extension
Each sandbox is provisioned when a tester claims a slot. Sandboxes stay live until your test settles — after your deadline and review window — then they're destroyed automatically.
On the hosting side, reserved instances have a 30-day maximum lifetime. Typical tests close within a few days, well before that ceiling.
| QATested sandboxes | Shared staging | Friends / community | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real human testers | Yes — verified | If you recruit | Unreliable |
| Plugin pre-installed | Automatic | Manual | They install wrong |
| Isolated per tester | One sandbox each | Shared login | N/A |
| Screen recordings | Built in | Rarely | Rarely |
| Structured feedback | Custom forms | Ad hoc | Ad hoc |
| Setup on your side | Upload zip only | Host + credentials | Coordination |
Common questions from plugin developers testing before release or wp.org submission.
You choose tester pay (min $5) and slot count (min 3). Each slot adds $4 for sandbox hosting. A 20% platform fee applies to tester pay plus sandbox fees.
Example · 3 testers at $10
$50.40
3 testers · $10 each · sandboxes included
Unused slots refund automatically after your review window.
Upload your zip, pick your testers, and get recordings plus structured feedback from real humans on real WordPress — before your users find the bugs.
Built by a developer, for developers. Now in early access.