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Sites

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Playground State Source Versions Storage Actions
Unsaved Playground /hello-from-playground/ temporary Vanilla WordPress WP latest - PHP 8.3 Not saved
Research Browser Playground Created May 21, 2026 saved Blueprint bundle WP latest - PHP 8.3 Browser storage
Theme QA - Branch Preview Gutenberg PR or branch import saved Gutenberg PR WP latest - PHP 8.2 Local directory
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Unsaved Playground admin - homepage and wp-admin shortcuts
/hello-from-playground/
Hello from WordPress Playground!

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  • /wordpress
  • wp-admin
  • wp-content
  • wp-includes
  • index.php
  • wp-config.php
  • wp-settings.php
  • readme.html
1  <?php define( 'CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false );
2  /**
3   * The base configuration for WordPress.
4   */
5  define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
6  define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
7  define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
8  define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
  • blueprint.json
{
  "$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
  "meta": {
    "title": "Playground Welcome Page",
    "author": "theme-author"
  },
  "landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/",
  "preferredVersions": { "php": "8.3", "wp": "latest" }
}
Database management is early access WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite.
Database driver
MySQL emulation backed by SQLite
SQLite path
/wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite
Size
452 KB
Playground
No problems so far.
WordPress
No PHP warnings or notices captured.
PHP
[empty]
Art Gallery Vueo theme starter for portfolio inspection.
Website
Coffee Shop WooCommerce storefront with products and custom theme.
WooCommerce
Feed Reader with the Friends Plugin Read web feeds and social web content from Playground.
Content
Gaming News News theme starter with editorial layout.
News
Non-profit Organization Koinonia theme starter for donation and mission pages.
Website

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