Playground

Authoring

Data

Live Preview

The WordPress iframe remains the primary surface while settings and tools stay one pane away.

W My WordPress Website /hello-from-playground/ Howdy, admin

Default category

Session

Ventura-style rows keep the chrome legible, but the live site keeps the largest share of the screen.

Unsaved Playground. Changes will be lost on page refresh until saved to local browser storage.

Current stateWordPress 7.0, PHP 8.3

Site statusRunning

Address/hello-from-playground/

StorageUnsaved, OPFS available

Common jumpsSite Manager header actions

Open WordPress admin

Jump the iframe to /wp-admin.

Open homepage

Return the iframe to the front page.

Focus mode

Hide the manager and keep Save, URL, WP Admin, Homepage, and Exit.

Launcher

Start & Resume

Routes are forms, not generic tiles. Each path shows the input it needs before booting.

Creates a fresh browser-only WordPress site with default content and admin login.

Core PR number or URL

PR number

Branch fallback

Runs WordPress with the selected Gutenberg build active.

Repository URL

Mount as

Blueprint JSON URL

Schema detected. Preferred versions: WP latest, PHP 8.3.

Drop exported Playground .zip here

or choose a file from this device

Your PlaygroundsLocal browser storage

Coffee Shop QASaved today, WP 7.0, PHP 8.3

Gutenberg PR #62041Saved yesterday, unsynced edits

Canonical settings

WordPress & Runtime

The toolbar gear opens this same pane. Apply uses one destructive confirmation path.

WordPress version

Changing version requires resetting the running site.

Include older versions

Show historical WordPress releases in this menu.

PHP version

Runtime rebuilds when applied.

Language

Install language packs during reset.

Allow network access

Permit WordPress HTTP requests from the browser runtime.

Create a multisite network

Initialize WordPress as a multisite install.

Destructive action. Applying these settings resets the WordPress database, uploads, and theme/plugin changes. Save locally first to keep this session.

Site Manager

Files

Browse /wordpress, create files or folders, and inspect code in place.

/wordpress

wp-admin

wp-content

themes

plugins

wp-includes

wp-config.php

index.php

<?php
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );

/* That's all, stop editing. Happy publishing. */

Blueprint authoring

Blueprint

Edit the active blueprint bundle and re-run it against the current site.

blueprint.json

landing.html

content.wxr

{
  "$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
  "meta": {
    "title": "Playground Welcome Landing Page",
    "description": "Landing page for WordPress Playground"
  },
  "login": true,
  "landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/",
  "preferredVersions": {
    "php": "8.3",
    "wp": "latest"
  },
  "steps": [
    { "step": "installTheme", "themeZipFile": "twentytwentyfive.zip" },
    { "step": "runPHP", "code": "<?php /* seed welcome page */" }
  ]
}

Data and debugging

Database & Logs

A named data home keeps Database and Logs first-class without creating category sprawl.

Database management is an early access feature. Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite. Report issues on the GitHub issue tracker.

IDwp_postsStatus

1Hello world!publish

7Hello from WordPress Playground!publish

12Sample Pagepublish

Search logs

10:18:20Warningfile_get_contents(/wordpress/wp-admin/css/view-transitions.min.css): Failed to open stream

10:18:20Noticewp_maybe_inline_styles was called incorrectly for wp-block-library

10:18:21PHPUnable to read path key for stylesheet twentytwentyfive-style

Additional actions

Export & Shortcuts

The Site Manager actions are explicit rows, not a hidden mystery menu.

Live Preview

Showing all 43 blueprints

Apply settings and reset Playground?