Developer launcher

Start, find, edit, export

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12 commands 2 saved sites 43 blueprints 5 manager tools

Matched starts

Launch a development target

Preview WordPress PR Enter a PR number or GitHub URL for WordPress core.

wp pr 58241

Preview Gutenberg PR or branch Run a PR, URL, or branch from Gutenberg.

gb trunk

Import from GitHub Connect an account, then import a plugin, theme, or wp-content repo.

repo url

Start Vanilla WordPress Fresh logged-in WordPress with latest runtime defaults.

new

Run Blueprint URL Paste a hosted blueprint JSON URL and run it directly.

https://.../blueprint.json

Import .zip Playground Open the native file picker and load a local bundle.

.zip

Browser storage

Resume or maintain Playgrounds

Unsaved Playground Temporary site. Refresh or close discards files and database.

Research Browser Playground Created May 21, 2026. Stored in this browser.

Plugin Compatibility Bench Saved a moment ago. Last path: /wp-admin/plugins.php.

Site Manager

Jump to the active site tools

Blueprint gallery

Filter 43 starter environments

Art GalleryWebsite / Personal

Coffee ShopWooCommerce / Store

Feed Reader with FriendsRSS / social web

Gaming NewsWebsite / News

Non-profit OrganizationWebsite / Organization

Personal BlogPersonal / Blog

Portability

Move work in or out

Unsaved Playground

Selected command

Preview WordPress PR

Open a clean WordPress build from a core pull request. Accepts a PR number or a full GitHub URL.

PR number or URL

/hello-from-playground/

My WordPress Website Edit Site New Howdy, admin

My WordPress Website

Hello from WordPress Playground!

This is Playground, a WordPress that runs client-side in your browser.

Note that you are logged-in as admin!

Site Manager

Research Browser Playground

Stored Playgrounds have limited configuration options. Unsaved sites reset when settings are applied.

WordPress version Include older versions PHP version Language Allow network access Create a multisite network

/wordpress
wp-admin
wp-content
wp-includes
index.php
wp-config.php

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

blueprint.json

{
  "$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
  "login": true,
  "landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/",
  "preferredVersions": { "php": "8.3", "wp": "latest" }
}

Database management is an early access feature

WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite.

Driver: MySQL emulation backed by SQLite
SQLite path: /wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite
Size: 452 KB

Playground logsNo problems so far

Playground: ready
WordPress: no errors
PHP: no warnings