Vanilla WordPress
Boot a clean site with the selected runtime.
Start or resume a Playground
The launcher is a tab, not a drawer. Route cards expose the exact input they need before booting the selected site.
Start a new Playground
WordPress PR
Paste a core PR number or URL.
Gutenberg PR
Boot a Gutenberg branch or PR.
From GitHub
Load a plugin or theme from a repository.
Blueprint URL
Paste any blueprint JSON URL.
Import .zip
Upload a previously exported Playground.
Start from a Blueprint
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Blueprint gallery
Search and filter the full catalog. Selecting a card boots that blueprint and returns the live site to the Site tab.
Settings
One canonical settings tab for WordPress, PHP, language, network access, and multisite. Rows identify when reset is required.
This is an Unsaved Playground. Your changes will be lost on page refresh unless you save the site locally.
WordPress Version
Reset required
PHP Version
Reset required
Language
Applies without reset
Apply settings and reset Playground
This destructive action wipes the WordPress database, uploads, and theme or plugin changes in the running site. Save first if you need this session later.
Files
Browse `/wordpress/`, create files or folders, and inspect PHP source without shrinking the live Site tab permanently.
wp-config.phpPHP
<?php
define( 'CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );
/** The base configuration for WordPress. */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4' );
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
define( 'ABSPATH', __DIR__ . '/' );
}
require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php';
Blueprint
Edit the active blueprint JSON, copy a shareable link, download the bundle, or run it again.
blueprint.jsonJSON
{
"$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
"meta": {
"title": "Playground Welcome Landing Page",
"description": "Landing page for the WordPress Playground.",
"author": "fellyph"
},
"login": true,
"landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/",
"steps": [
{
"step": "runPHPWithOptions",
"options": {
"code": "<?php /* create welcome page */"
}
}
],
"preferredVersions": {
"php": "8.3",
"wp": "latest"
},
"features": {}
}
Database
Early-access SQLite-backed database browser for the current Playground.
Database management is an early access feature. WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite. Help shape it by reporting issues on the GitHub issue tracker.
| ID | post_title | post_status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello world! | publish |
| 2 | Sample Page | publish |
| 7 | Hello from WordPress Playground! | publish |
| 12 | Navigation menu | publish |
Logs
Search the PHP error log while the Site tab stays one click away.
[21-May-2026 10:18:21 UTC] PHP Warning: file_get_contents(/wordpress/wp-admin/css/view-transitions.min.css): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /wordpress/wp-includes/view-transitions.php on line 2
[21-May-2026 10:18:20 UTC] PHP Notice: Function wp_maybe_inline_styles was called incorrectly. Unable to read the path key for stylesheet "wp-block-library".
[21-May-2026 10:18:19 UTC] Playground boot finished. PHP 8.3, WordPress latest, SQLite database mounted.
[21-May-2026 10:16:58 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Example plugin bootstrap failed in /wordpress/wp-content/plugins/example/plugin.php on line 41
Actions
Site Manager actions that do not need a persistent sidebar.