Selected Playground object

Unsaved Playground

Temporary runtime, not stored in browser storage.

Storage: Temporary memory
Reset action: Apply Settings & Reset
Slug or folder: none yet
Preview state: Homepage loaded

Required flow

Save this temporary Playground

Not saved

Refresh consequence Temporary Playgrounds are lost on browser refresh or close. Choose a destination before applying destructive settings.

Browser storage

Save in this browser

Creates a Saved Playgrounds row and a browser-backed slug on this device.

Playground name

Local directory

Save to a local directory

Uses a folder picker. Reloading later requires reconnecting folder permission.

Folder grant

Destination difference Browser saves survive refresh in this browser. Local directory saves sync files to a chosen folder and need permission again after refresh.

Replacement flow

Run a Blueprint against the active site

Draft

Blueprint URL

Blueprint gallery 43 available, representative 6 shown

Search Blueprints

{
  "$schema": "https://playground.wordpress.net/blueprint-schema.json",
  "meta": { "title": "Coffee Shop", "categories": ["WooCommerce", "Website"] },
  "landingPage": "/",
  "steps": [
    { "step": "installTheme", "themeZipFile": { "resource": "wordpress.org/themes", "slug": "twentytwentyfour" } },
    { "step": "installPlugin", "pluginZipFile": { "resource": "wordpress.org/plugins", "slug": "woocommerce" } }
  ]
}

Launch and import contracts

Start a new Playground

May replace current session

Vanilla WordPress

Starts a fresh temporary Playground immediately.

WordPress PR

PR number or URL

Gutenberg PR or branch

PR number, URL, or branch

From GitHub

Import public plugins, themes, or wp-content after connecting an account. Token is not stored after refresh.

Blueprint URL

Import .zip

Opens the native file chooser, validates archive shape, then warns before replacing current content.

Site Manager

Settings, files, Blueprint, database, logs

Unsaved controls

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

Temporary reset consequence Applying settings now resets the unsaved Playground and replaces files, database, and path state.

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

{ "landingPage": "/hello-from-playground/", "preferredVersions": { "php": "8.3", "wp": "latest" } }

Database management is early access WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite. Tools are improving weekly.

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

PHP notice WordPress warning Playground boot ok

[Playground] Boot completed in 2.1s.
[WordPress] Deprecated: enqueue_block_editor_assets callback registered late.
[PHP] Notice: Undefined index "feed_url" in /wordpress/wp-content/plugins/friends/feed.php on line 42.

Portability ledger GitHub import/export, ZIP import/download, database download, and Blueprint bundle actions all append transfer events below.

Saved management

Saved and unsaved Playgrounds

1 object

Unsaved Playground Temporary, not stored in browser storage

Ledger and event stream

Operations that changed the object

09:41Session opened
Unsaved Playground loaded at /hello-from-playground/.
09:42Diagnostics sampled
SQLite path /wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite, size 452 KB, PHP notice captured.

W My WordPress Website Edit Site 0 New Edit Page Howdy, admin

/hello-from-playground/

Hello from WordPress Playground!

This is Playground, a WordPress that runs client-side in your browser. It is ready for training, plugin testing, theme demos, PR previews, and support investigations.

You are logged in as admin. Save before refreshing to keep this temporary site.

Database

SQLite .ht.sqlite - 452 KB /wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite

Current warning

PHP notice in Friends plugin Visible in Logs, not blocking preview.

Transfer history

No completed transfer yet Save, Blueprint run, export, download, import, and delete append here.