Theme change for guests?

[Former Member]

Is it possible to give guests the option of picking a theme? I’d like to set up a theme catered to the visually impaired but would like to link it to a theme change button at the top left of the screen. Not so much a drop down and select, just a switch back and forth. 

[Retread]

Hi @lorsynth

That seems like it would be a nice bit of functionality but I don't know how or even if it could be accomplished. Which theme to use is determined in a member's profile settings and of course guests don't have profiles.

Maybe a script or plugin could be written to make use of cookies to allow such a selection, but I'm just flat-out guessing. I'll tag Brian and Chris as they might be able to shed some light on the possibilities.

[Former Member]

Thank you very much! I figured it'd be a little fiddly, 'something something cookies' but hadn't considered it might not be possible. Fingers crossed, otherwise I'm sure I could put something up to let potential members know we have such a theme, they'd just have to sign up to use it. <3

[Brian]

The theme that displays is determined by the theme ID saved in your profile settings. For this reason it's not possible for a guest to select a different theme.

[Former Member]

That's a shame, but thank you Brian. <3