wp-playground
WordPress Playground
When to use
- Spin up a disposable WordPress to test a plugin/theme without full stack setup.
- Run or iterate on Playground Blueprints (JSON) locally.
- Build a reproducible snapshot of a site for sharing or CI.
- Switch WP/PHP versions quickly to reproduce issues.
- Debug plugin/theme code with Xdebug in an isolated Playground.
Inputs required
- Host machine readiness: Node.js ≥ 20.18,
npm/npxavailable. - Project path to mount (
--auto-mountor explicit mount mapping). - Desired WP version/PHP version (optional; defaults to latest WP, PHP 8.3).
- Blueprint location/URL if running a blueprint.
- Port preference if 9400 conflicts.
- Whether Xdebug is needed.
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