Current Playground

Research Browser Playground

Saved in this browser - slug /research-browser

Saved object control

Playground objects

3 objects

Research Browser Playground Browser storage - saved a moment ago

Current

Client Theme Lab Local directory - ~/Sites/client-theme-lab

Folder backed

Unsaved Playground Temporary - lost on refresh or close

Unsaved

Launch and import

Start routes

Warns before replace

Vanilla WordPress

Fresh latest WordPress with admin session.

WordPress PR PR number or URL

Gutenberg PR or branch PR, URL, or branch

From GitHub

Imports plugin, theme, or wp-content. Account connection required; token is not stored after refresh.

URL

Blueprint URL Blueprint URL

ZIP

Import .zip

Opens the native file chooser, validates archive, then asks before replacing files and database.

No replacement route is running.

Destination aware save

Save current Playground

Browser

Playground name

Ready to copy 3,751 files.

Site Manager

Manage active object

Stored reload behavior This saved Playground keeps its browser identity. Save & Reload applies runtime changes without removing the saved row.

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

Runtime matches saved object settings.

FILES

wp-config.php clean

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. */

Selected file is clean.

/blueprint.json valid

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

Blueprint is ready to copy, download, or run.

Database management is an early access feature

WordPress Playground emulates MySQL using SQLite.

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

Database tools are ready.

Playground log

No boot errors. Last reload completed.

WordPress log

Notice: plugin update check skipped while offline.

PHP log

No fatal errors. PHP 8.3 runtime active.

Blueprint gallery

Representative subset of 43

6 shown

Feed Reader with the Friends Plugin

Selected Blueprint. Running it validates JSON, warns before replacing current content, then updates the active preview.

Portability

Transfer actions

Transfer history

Research Browser Playground opened from browser storage.
SQLite database inspected at /wordpress/wp-content/database/.ht.sqlite.

Live WordPress shell Research Browser Playground

Saved

W My WordPress Website Howdy, admin

My WordPress Website

Homepage

Hello from WordPress Playground!

This Playground runs client-side in your browser. It is ready for training, plugin demos, theme tests, and quick experiments.

Logged in as admin. Edits, files, database tools, and Blueprints operate on the active object selected in the console.