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Workshop deck

Research Browser Playground

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Live site

Hello from WordPress Playground!

This compact shell keeps the educator's next action, save state, and site controls in thumb reach.

Start or move work

6 launch paths

Selected start

Vanilla WordPress

Start a clean WordPress Playground immediately with the current default runtime.

Run tab

Class setup

WordPress PR preview PR number or URL
Gutenberg PR or branch PR number, URL, or branch name
Import from GitHub Import public plugins, themes, or wp-content directories. Connect account again after refresh.
Run Blueprint from URL Paste a public blueprint URL and run it in the current Playground.
Import .zip Open the native file chooser and restore a Playground bundle.

Settings

Runtime

Unsaved sites reset destructively. Stored sites use Save & Reload.

Sites tab

Save, resume, export

Save Playground

Protect this temporary Playground from refresh or close.

Saving 3028 / 3751 files
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Unsaved Playground Not saved to browser storage
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Research Browser Playground Created May 21, 2026

Site Manager

Files and Blueprint

/wordpress wp-admin wp-content wp-includes wp-config.php index.php 
1 <?php define('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false);
2 /** The base configuration for WordPress */
3 define('DB_NAME', 'database_name_here');
4 define('DB_USER', 'username_here');
5 define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
Blueprint files blueprint.json 
{
  "$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
  "landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/",
  "preferredVersions": { "php": "8.3", "wp": "latest" },
  "features": {}
}
Stored Playgrounds have limited configuration options.

Data tab

Database and logs

Database management is an early access feature

WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite. The database tools are work in progress.

Database driver
MySQL emulation backed by SQLite
SQLite database path
/wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite
Size
452 KB
Playground logsNo problems so far.
WordPress logsNo problems so far.
PHP logsNo problems so far.